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Speculum meditantis

work by Gower

Also known as: “Mirour de l’omme”

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In John Gower
The Speculum meditantis, or Mirour de l’omme, in French, is composed of 12-line stanzas and opens impressively with a description of the devil’s marriage to the seven daughters of sin; continuing with the marriage of reason and the seven virtues, it ends with a searing examination…
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