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The Complete Works of John Gower
Edited from the manuscripts with introductions, notes and glossaries by G. C. Macaulay
Gower, John (1325?-1408)
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CONFESSIO AMANTIS
TO KING HENRY THE FOURTH IN PRAISE OF PEACE
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The Complete Works of John Gower
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Nil fortuna iuuat, vbi desperacio ledit;
Quo desiccat humor, non viridescit humus.
Magnanimus set amor spem ponit et inde salutem
Consequitur, quod ei prospera fata fauent.
The Complete Works of John Gower