The complete works of John Gower, volume 4

by John Gower

‘Vovistis, fratres, vovistis; vestra, rogamus,

Vivite solliciti reddere vota deo.

397. De Vita Monachorum, p. 176.

401. De Vita Monachorum, p. 178.

403 f. De Vita Monachorum, p. 177.

405-430. Most of this is taken from Neckam, De Vita Monachorum, p. 176.

425. Ovid, Ars Amat. ii. 465.

427. foret, ‘should be,’ i.e. ‘ought to be.’

431-446. Taken with slight alterations from De Vita Monachorum, pp. 187, 188.

442 f. De Vita Monachorum, p. 188.