Confessio Amantis, Volume 1The complete text of John Gower's poem is a three-volume edition, including all Latin components-with translations-of this bilingual text and extensive glosses, bibliography and explanatory notes. Volume 1 contains the Prologue and Books 1 and 8, in effect the overall structure of Gower's poem. |
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Page 126
... whanne he wepte , he sih hire wepe , And whanne he cride , he tok good kepe , The same word sche cride also : And thus began the newe wo , That whilom was to him so strange . Tho made him love an hard eschange : To sette his herte and ...
... whanne he wepte , he sih hire wepe , And whanne he cride , he tok good kepe , The same word sche cride also : And thus began the newe wo , That whilom was to him so strange . Tho made him love an hard eschange : To sette his herte and ...
Page 136
... whanne I wolde with hire glade , And of hire love songes make , Sche saide it was noght for hir sake , And liste ... whanne I mai hiere , What wonder is thogh I be fain ? And ek whanne I may hiere sain Tidinges of my ladi hele , Althogh ...
... whanne I wolde with hire glade , And of hire love songes make , Sche saide it was noght for hir sake , And liste ... whanne I mai hiere , What wonder is thogh I be fain ? And ek whanne I may hiere sain Tidinges of my ladi hele , Althogh ...
Page 177
... whanne he sih and redy fond This cofre mad and wel enclowed , The dede bodi was besowed In cloth of gold and leid therinne . And for he wolde unto hire winne Upon som cooste a sepulture , Under hire heved in aventure Of gold he leide ...
... whanne he sih and redy fond This cofre mad and wel enclowed , The dede bodi was besowed In cloth of gold and leid therinne . And for he wolde unto hire winne Upon som cooste a sepulture , Under hire heved in aventure Of gold he leide ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CHRONOLOGY OF GOWERs Life and WORKS | 38 |
CONFESSIO AMANTIS Prologue | 40 |
Copyright | |
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