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"It hath and schal ben everemor That love is maister wher he wile."
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John GowerSo goth the world, now wo, now wel — John Gower
"So goth the world, now wo, now wel"
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John Gower
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John Gower was an English poet, a contemporary of William Langland and the Pearl Poet, and a personal friend of Geoffrey Chaucer. He is remembered primarily for three major works—the Mirour de l'Omme, Vox Clamantis, and Confessio Amantis—three long poems written in French, Latin, and English respectively, which are united by common moral and political themes.
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"Bot for men sein, and soth it is, That who that al of wisdom writ It dulleth ofte a mannes wit To him that schal it aldai rede, For thilke cause, if that ye rede, I wolde go the middel weie And wryte a bok betwen the tweie, Somwhat of lust, somewhat of lore."
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"For loves lawe is out of reule."
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"He hath the sor which no man heleth, The which is cleped lack of herte."
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"O fol of alle foles, Thou farst as he betwen tuo stoles That wolde sitte and goth to grounde."
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"The beauté faye upon her face Non erthly thing it may desface."
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