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A01998 Io. Gower de confessione amantis; Confessio amantis Gower, John, 1325?-1408. 1532 (1532) STC 12143; ESTC S106702 476,859 402

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i_o the_o rede_n ¶_o hic_fw-la soquitur_fw-la super_fw-la eodem_fw-la et_fw-la narrat_fw-la qualiter_fw-la lara_n nimpha_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la jupiter_n juturnam_n abulteravit_fw-la /_o junoni_n jonis_fw-la uxori_fw-la secretum_fw-la revelavit_fw-la qua_fw-la propter_fw-la jupiter_n ira_fw-la commotus_fw-la singua_fw-la laris_n prin_v abscisa_fw-la /_o ipsam_fw-la postea_fw-la in_o profundum_fw-la acherontis_fw-la exulem_fw-la pro_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la mancipavit_fw-la ¶_o lo_o in_o another_o place_n i_o rede_v of_o thilk_o nymph_n which_o lara_n hyght_n for_o she_o the_o privete_n by_o night_n how_o jupiter_n lie_v by_o juturne_n have_v tell_v god_n make_v she_o overtorne_v her_o tongue_n he_o cut_v and_o in_o to_o hell_n for_o ever_o he_o send_v she_o for_o to_o dwell_v as_o she_o that_o be_v not_o worthy_a here_o to_o be_v of_o love_n a_o chambrere_n for_o she_o no_o counsel_n couth_a bele_z and_o such_o a_o day_n be_v now_o feel_v in_o love_n court_n as_o it_o be_v say_v that_o 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cvius_fw-la natura_fw-la omnes_fw-la
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principi_fw-la tuo_fw-la seruire_fw-la non_fw-la oporteret_fw-la ¶_o among_o these_o other_o tale_n wise_a of_o philosopher_n in_o this_o wise_n i_o rede_v how_o whilom_o two_o there_o be_v and_o to_o the_o school_n for_o to_o lere_n unto_o athenes_n from_o cartage_n her_o friend_n when_o they_o be_v of_o age_n hempskirke_n send_v and_o there_o they_o studen_v long_o till_o they_o such_o lore_n have_v underfonge_o that_o in_o her_o time_n they_o surmount_v all_o other_o man_n that_o to_o account_v of_o they_o be_v though_o the_o great_a fame_n the_o first_o of_o they_o his_o right_a name_n be_v diogenes_n than_o hot_a in_o who_o be_v find_v no_o ryote_n his_o felawe_n aristippus_n hyght_n which_o mochel_n couthe_n &_o mochel_v might_n but_o at_o last_o sothe_o to_o seyne_v they_z both_o turnen_fw-ge home_o ayene_v unto_o cartage_n and_o school_n lete_fw-la this_o diogenes_n no_o beyete_n of_o world_n good_a or_o lass_n or_o more_o ne_o seek_v for_o his_o long_a lore_n but_o take_v he_o 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