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The complete works of John Gower, volume 3

imprisonment, which no doubt he felt would be unintelligible to his readers (587-600), and many of the more shocking details connected with the death of Itys and the feast upon his flesh. On the other hand he has added the prayer and reflections of Philomene in her prison (ll....

Chapters

1. vi. 447-510), the incidents of the rescue of Philomela from her

imprisonment, which no doubt he felt would be unintelligible to his readers (587-600), and many of the more shocking details connected with the death of Itys and the feast upon...

2. iii. 34), but the acts of sacrilege were committed by him in various

places. The golden mantle was taken from the statue of Zeus at Olympia, and the beard from that of Aesculapius at Epidaurus, the justification in this latter case being that Apo...

3. iv. 1438, 1556, was disturbed (with grief, joy or fear), was

=after=, _prep._ P. 11, 54, 637, i. 809, iv. 1327, v. 1605, (=aftir=, viii. 2979 ff.), after, according to: =at after mete=, &c., vi. 1181, 1831: =after that=, =after=, (= accor...

4. iii. 1074:

=al=, =all=, =alle=, _a._, _sing._ =al the=, =al this=, =al his=, &c., P. 95, 104, 135, &c., =all his=, i. 2291, =all the=, viii. 784, =the Cite all=, ii. 3473; =alle grace=, =a...

5. iv. 2392, 3330,

=Alisandre=, =Alisaundre=, P. 693, ii. 1841, 2415, iii. 1227, 2366, 2440, v. 1454, 1571, 2545, 5535, vi. 2273 ff., vii. 5, 22, &c., 3168*, 4234 ff., 5384, PP. 36, 44, 281.

6. vi. 1973,

7. iv. 195, satisfy;

=as=, P. 50, 60, 233, i. 847, ii. 2205, (= as if) i. 666, 1358, ii. 1047, =as it were=, i. 1800, =as who seith=, P. 43, i. 1381 &c., =as he which= &c., P. 186, 1020, i. 369, =as...

8. vi. 1017;

=aventure=, _s._ P. 212, 619, i. 1416, ii. 260, 3297, iii. 2016, peril, chance, case; =put (sette) in aventure=, i. 3212, iv. 322, =per (par) aventure=, i. 1521, 2350, iv. 1101.

9. iv. 1137, again, back, in reply:

=be=, =ben=, _v._ P. 44, 65, 78, 147, _1 s.pres._ =am=, P. 52, _2 s._ =art=, i. 154, _3 s._ =is=, P. 4 (=ys=, viii. 2990), =we ben=, P. 3, =be we=, i. 2212, _3 pl.pres._ =be(n)=...

10. iii. 967,

=bere=, _v.a._ P. 294, 492, i. 850, _3 s.pres._ =berth=, i. 467, iii. 1784, _pret.s._ =bar=, P. 908, i. 434, _pl._ =bere=, =beere=, i. 2795, iv. 1323, 1376, vii. 1796, _pret. su...

11. viii. 748,

=bethenke=, _v.a.n._ PP. 101, _pret._ =bethoghte=, vi. 1165, _pp._ =bethoght=, iv. 142, think of, remember; _refl._ =he him bethoghte=, i. 798, _cp._ i. 2116, =bethoughte hire=,...

12. iv. 1741, side (of a ship),

=bot=, _prep._ vii. 694, beyond: _conj._ P. 12, 56, 73 &c., =but=, P. 63* f., 168, =bot= (= only), P. 454, i. 675, (= unless) P. 144, i. 1543, ii. 374, v. 473, =ne ... bot=, i....

13. iv. 722, 2792,

14. v. 826;

=chiere=, =chere=, _s._ P. 155, i. 141, 341, 619, 1384, 3172, ii. 991, iii. 1081, iv. 1408, =chier=, viii. 2684, face, looks, welcome: =frendly chiere=, i. 2423, =hevy c.=, i. 2...

15. v. 6358, 7677,

=conne=, =konne=, =kunne=, _v._ ii. 1215, v. 928, 2909, _1, 3 s.pres._ =can=, =kan=, ii. 3496, iv. 2334, vii. 4144, _2 s._ =canst=, v. 4623, _pl._ =cunne=, =kunne=, iv. 2390, v....

16. vii. 3148,

=crie(n)=, _v.a.n._ i. 955, 1369, iii. 222, iv. 3066, vii. 3649, =crye=, viii. 1417, _3 s.pres._ =crith=, i. 2338, iv. 3619, _pret._ =cride=, i. 2326, 3167, _pp._ =cryd=, iv. 18...

17. vii. 2980,

18. vii. 1917, 3747,

=dye=, =die=, =deie=, _v.n._ P. 978, 990, i. 127, 1333, 1972, ii. 701, 1858, iv. 3065, _pret._ =deide=, ii. 692, 1161, v. 1079, =deiede=, iv. 1593, =dyde=, P. 705, =dide=, PP. 1...

19. v. 24,

20. viii. 697, 1219,

=er=, _adv._ ii. 1995, vii. 2285, =err=, vii. 687, =ar=, ii. 2141, iv. 1422: _prep._ =er this=, P. 513, i. 610, =er dai=, v. 2182, =or this=, i. 1944: =er=, _conj._ P. 503, i. 9...

21. v. 927, 2956,

=fare=, _v.n._ P. 646, i. 110, 1976, ii. 2040, _2 s.pres._ =farst=, iv. 626, _3 s.pres._ =farth=, iii. 1079, vii. 1288, =fareth=, iv. 244, _pret._ =ferde=, i. 97, 910, ii. 111,...

22. v. 5676,

23. vii. 311,

_def._ =ferre=, iii. 1901, far, distant: _adv._ P. 565, i. 1042, 1313, iii. 878, iv. 831, 931, =feer=, i. 570; _compar._ =ferre=, iii. 71: =a ferr=, i. 2335, iii. 1039, =afer=,...

24. v. 1872,

=forsake=, _v.a._ P. 166, i. 1012, iii. 680, iv. 1592, _3 s.pres._ =forsakth=, ii. 2450, =forsok=, iii. 2031, _pl._ =forsoke(n)=, P. 809, i. 611, _imperat._ =forsak=, vii. 3675,...

25. iii. 310,

=fot=, _s._ P. 357, i. 2053, 2539, =under fote=, P. 117, iii. 1167, =under foote=, vii. 3335*, =on fote=, v. 1664, =at his fot=, iii. 233, _pl._ =feet=, P. 612, i. 2300; =fot ho...

26. iv. 2858,

=game=, _s._ P. 462, i. 1542, ii. 269, iii. 44, viii. 678, 2931, 3087*, =gamen=, i. 347, v. 6314, viii. 680, =diverse game=, vi. 1849, =in game=, ii. 528, iii. 549, =on pure g.=...

27. v. 817, 1337, 1560, 1592, 3247, 3359, 3685, 3902, 3927, 4022,

=Grek=, _s._ iv. 2627, Greek (language), vi. 1314, viii. 2544; _pl._ =Greks=, =Grecs=, P. 696, i. 1080, ii. 1807, iii. 1889 ff., 2677, iv. 1699, v. 1056 ff., 1304 ff., 3148, 735...

28. vi. 367;

=ground=, _s._ P. 1062, i. 473, ii. 3432, =to grounde=, i. 119, 2051, =upon grounde=, i. 2300, =upon the ground=, i. 2830, =fro the grounde=, v. 160, =fro the ground=, v. 5702,...

29. iv. 241, side, half;

30. iv. 303,

=have=, _v._ P. 61, i. 3344, v. 2839, _2 s.pres._ =hast=, i. 176, _3 s._ =hath=, P. 88, 130, _3 pl._ =have=, i. 1361, &c., =han=, i. 1021, _pret._ =hadde(n)=, P. 227, &c., =hade...

31. iv. 1182, 2150,

=list=, _v.impers._ i. 1403, 1822, iii. 1110, iv. 907, =lest=, i. 37, 1922, =lusteth=, v. 2577, _pres. subj._ =liste=, v. 505, _pret._ (_ind. or subj._) =liste=, i. 932, 1984, =...

32. vii. 4092);

=make(n)=, _v.a._ P. 23, 155, viii. 3143, _2, 3, s.pres._ =makst=, =makth=, i. 774, iv. 2844, _pret._ =made=, P. 207, 816, ii. 858, 1265, =mad=, ii. 310, v. 3822, _pp._ =mad=, P...

33. vii. 111, 4144,

_2 s._ =miht=, =myht=, i. 247, 710, 2242, ii. 2085, (=myght=, PP. 97), _2 pl._ =mow ye=, iv. 2788, _3 pl._ =mow=, v. 6768, _pret._ =mihte=, =myhte=, P. 203, 728, i. 1412, 2261,...

34. vii. 5062,

35. vii. 5285,

=my=, =mi=, =myn=, =min=, _poss. pron._ P. 63, 85, i. 2, 74 ff., _pl._ =my=, =myn=, =min=, i. 228, iii. 60, iv. 3219; _disj._ =myn=, i. 950, iii. 896, _pl._ =myne=, vii. 2333*:...

36. ii. 1639,

37. viii. 1559,

=ne=, _adv._ i. 733, iii. 936, iv. 2855, =ne ... no=, P. 179, i. 159, 792, =ne ... noght=, i. 166, iii. 570, =that ... ne=, P. 990, i. 788, 2093, =ne ... bot=, i. 264, =non ......

38. viii. 2245;

=noght=, _s._ P. 624, i. 2197, (=nought=, viii. 3078), =at noght=, i. 1567, 1896, =for n.=, ii. 2696, =al to n.=, iii. 580, =as n. ne were=, iv. 696, 1925, =for n. he preide= &c...

39. v. 1038, 2818;

=nyht=, =niht=, _s._ P. 939, i. 1167, ii. 2656, =nyght=, PP. 102, _gen._ =nyhtes=, i. 860, vii. 358; =be nyhte=, =be nihte=, i. 823, ii. 2681, iii. 148, iv. 420, =be nyht=, iii....

40. viii. 1377,

=overthrowe=, _v.a._ P. 139, _pret._ =overthrew=, =overthreu=, vi. 1590, viii. 2704, _pl._ =overthrewe=, vi. 2264, turn over, overthrow; _v.n._ P. 969, i. 1886, 1962, ii. 252, _...

41. viii. 904, 2751, crowd, eagerness:

=pris=, _s._ P. 42, i. 848, 1900, 2525, 2755, 3304, 3329, vii. 3966, =priss=, vii. 4364, value, prize, fame, praise: =sette pris of=, i. 3068, iii. 1454, iv. 908, value, =stonde...

42. vii. 1617, delay;

=ride=, =ryde(n)=, _v.a.n._ i. 350, 2035, ii. 945, 3194, iv. 1106, v. 7404, vi. 1188, _pret.sing._ =rod=, i. 348, ii. 1136, _pl._ =riden=, ii. 1272, v. 1293, _imperat._ =ryd=, i...

43. vi. 1244;

=schrive(n)=, =schryve=, _v.a.n. and refl._ i. 208, 219, 546, iii. 1127, v. 7101, _pret._ =schrof=, iv. 519, _imperat._ =scrif (thee)=, i. 587, 2718, _pp._ =schrive(n)=, i. 190,...

44. v. 5198,

_2 s.pres._ =seist=, =saist=, i. 176, ii. 555, _3 s._ =seith=, P. 43, &c., _3 pl._ =sein=, =sain=, P. 12, 56, =seie=, P. 442, _pret._ =seide=, =saide=, i. 153, 768, 2740, 3218,...

45. vi. 1073,

=sitte=, _v.n._ P. 337, i. 2397, _2 s.pres._ =sist=, v. 5742, =sittest=, vii. 2462, _3 s._ =sit=, =sitt=, i. 1317, v. 6121, =sitteth=, iv. 2724, vii. 2286, _pret._ =sat=, i. 167...

46. vii. 415, 761,

=slyh=, =slih=, _a._ P. 262, v. 2303, vii. 4936, _def._ =slyhe=, ii. 2374, =slyh=, ii. 2341, _pl._ =slyhe=, =slihe=, ii. 2199, v. 3213, vii. 3257*; _superl. def._ =slyheste=, =s...

47. vi. 211,

=soffre=, =suffre=, _v.a.n._ P. 698, 788, i. 1371, 2380, 2570, 2941, ii. 206, 3023, v. 7378, _3 s.pres._ =soffreth=, =soeffreth=, =suffreth=, iii. 2431, iv. 1428, v. 574, (_1 pl...

48. viii. 1286, dwell, remain:

=som=, _a._ P. 6, i. 1499, v. 2469 ff., =som while=, =som time=, iii. 2624, iv. 649, viii. 3119, =som man=, vii. 643 f.; _pl._ =some=, i. 1265, =somme=, P. 355, =alle and some=,...

49. v. 1458,

=spede=, =spiede=, _v.n._ i. 687, 796, 2654, iv. 2280, _pret._ =spedde=, iv. 2178, succeed, be advanced; _v.a. and refl._ ii. 103, 2232, iii. 2198, _pret._ =spedde=, ii. 624, v....

50. i. 1063, too;

=tobreke=, _v.a._ i. 1068, 1420, 2650, _pret._ =tobrak=, ii. 1825, _pp._ =tobroke=, P. 390, i. 1154, break in pieces; _v.n._ iv. 359, _3 s.pres._ =tobrekth=, P. 505, _pret._ =to...

51. viii. 2077,

=travaile=, _v.n._ P. 78*, i. 2658, ii. 266, 641, 2533, viii. 1050, labour, travail; _refl._ iii. 584, v. 110; labour, strive: _v.a._ ii. 3314, iv. 428, 1893, trouble, cause to...

52. v. 2877, 7391, true;

=Troie=, i. 1078 ff., ii. 2452, iii. 974 ff., 1757, 1885 ff., 2643, iv. 81, 147 ff., 772 ff., 1696, 1820 ff., 1903 ff., 2143, 2152, v. 1003, 1833, 2551, 3071, 3303, 5281, 6455,...

53. iv. 911, 2596,

=werse=, _a.comp._ P. 638, iii. 1563, =worse=, P. 57, iii. 2598; _as subst._ =the werse=, iii. 587, =the worse=, v. 7353, =the werre=, P. 176, iii. 1646, =for bet, for wers=, iv...

54. vi. 1456, 2058,

55. iii. 325,

=what man=, iii. 2508, =what womman=, i. 1610, =what ... that=, P. 68, 399, 997, =what as (evere)=, P. 487, i. 1830, v. 351, =what ... what=, iv. 701, v. 527, 7583, =what ... an...

56. iii. 343 (that which), 2527,

=the which=, P. 71, _pl._ =whiche=, P. 707, i. 404, ii. 604, =which=, P. 1016, =which that=, i. 94, =which(e) as=, i. 1653, ii. 2082: _interr._ i. 827; _in exclamation_, iv. 121...

57. iii. 325, 1638,

58. iv. 1828,

=wite(n)=, _v.a.n._ P. 286, i. 2742, _2 s.pres._ =wost=, ii. 3528, _3 s._ =wot=, P. 27, ii. 226, =woot=, i. 1640, _3 pl._ =witen=, i. 608, _pret._ =wiste=, P. 1024, i. 911, 931,...

59. viii. 2501, 2553,

=withdrawe=, _v.a. and refl._ i. 2224, _pret._ =withdrowh=, =withdrouh=, i. 930, iii. 2673, v. 6268, _pp._ =withdrawe=, ii. 2582, iv. 2683, v. 2812, _imperat._ =withdrawgh=, =wi...

60. ii. 20, 83, 389, 401, 413, 2098, 2430, 3095, 3122, 3507,

iii. 431, 585, 699, 2599, iv. 9, 60, 448, 893, 914, 1090, 1108, 1632, 2014, 2200, 2606, 2738, v. 29, 49, 249, 363, 370, 1879, 1900, 1919, 2015, 2238, 4774, 5507, 5550, 6041, 635...