The pilgrimage of the life of man, English by John Lydgate, A. D. 1426, from the French of Guillaume de Deguileville, A. D. 1330, 1335. The text ed. by F. J. Furnivall ... With introduction, notes, glossary and indexes by Katharine B. Locock ...

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Guillaume, de Deguileville, 14th cent.

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London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., limited,

1899-1904.

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"The pilgrimage of the life of man, English by John Lydgate, A. D. 1426, from the French of Guillaume de Deguileville, A. D. 1330, 1335. The text ed. by F. J. Furnivall ... With introduction, notes, glossary and indexes by Katharine B. Locock ..." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/AJT8111.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 11, 2024.

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II. A LATIN HYMN TO THE VIRGIN MARY. (14 stanzas of 12 lines each, ryming aab aabbb abba.)

                      
                        Ave reclinatorium
                        Line 1 
                      
                        Et propiciatorium,
                      
                        Et captiui spes populi,
                      
                        Data in diuersorium
                      
                        Reis, et in refugium,
                        Line 5 
                      
                        Et in locum latibuli,
                      
                        Que patris ade vetuli,
                      
                        Et damnatricis seculi
                      
                        Eue, ue damnatorium,
                        Line 9 
                      
                        Pro quodam morsu pomuli
                      
                        Aspecti visu reguli,
                      
                        Commutasti in gaudium.
                        Line 12

                      
                        Maria, apto nomine,
                        Line 13 
                      
                        Presagio, non omine,
                      
                        Diceris ab infancia;
                      
                        Que in noctis caligine,
                      
                        Pro viarum discrimine,
                        Line 17 
                      
                        Polo mundi sis media,
                      
                        Vt gens, per mare deuia,
                      
                        Ad te, sua vestigia
                      
                        Dirigat viso lumine,
                        Line 21 
                      
                        Et a circumferencia,
                      
                        Pro impetranda gracia,
                      
                        Circumderis in cardine.
                        Line 24

                      
                        Gratia tu efficeris
                        Line 25 
                      
                        Directiuum itineris
                      
                        Norma vite rectissima.
                      
                        In orbibus stelligeris
                      
                        Noue legis et veteris,
                        Line 29 
                      
                        Stellarum splendidissima,
                      
                        In prosperis humilima,
                      
                        In aduersis fortissima,
                      
                        Semper astans pro miseris,
                        Line 33 
                      
                        Electarum dignissima,
                      
                        Tam corpore quam anima,
                      
                        In inferis & superis. [folio 113a]

                      
                        Plena est tua ydria,
                        Line 37 
                      
                        Hausta, celesti gracia,
                      
                        Puteo sancti spiritus.
                      
                        Si pulseris instancia
                      
                        Precum, res est notoria,
                        Line 41 
                      
                        Quod effundes et strepitus
                      
                        Deprecantis, sollicitus
                      
                        Obtinebit ut penitus.
                      
                        Deorsum stillicidia
                        Line 45 
                      
                        Mittas; nec sit prohibitus
                      
                        Camelorum exercitus
                      
                        Portans peccata grauia.

                        Line 48

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                        Dominus, ad hoc prouida,
                        Line 49 
                      
                        Te repleuit vt placida
                      
                        Refundendi sis feruida,
                      
                        Quia sicut in yride.
                      
                        Signum nubis est roride.
                        Line 53 
                      
                        Sic tu, plena et grauida,
                      
                        Signum habes que rorida.
                      
                        Compassiue et fluida.
                      
                        Sis, tue genti languide
                        Line 57 
                      
                        Quousque anima morbida,
                      
                        Et tua siti arida,
                      
                        Per te respiret valide.
                        Line 60

                      
                        Tecum a puericia,
                        Line 61 
                      
                        Virgo dulcis, clemencia,
                      
                        Creuit, et miseracio;
                      
                        Sic creuit-que celestia
                      
                        Transcendens aula regia,
                        Line 65 
                      
                        Dei sedes in solio.
                      
                        Nulla vnquam plantacio
                      
                        Fuit, uel educacio
                      
                        Reis sic necessaria;
                        Line 69 
                      
                        Nam licet sit collectio
                      
                        Eius semper dispendio
                      
                        Caret, et decrescencia.
                        Line 72

                      
                        Benedicta propterea
                        Line 73 
                      
                        Omni loco et platea [folio 113:2] 
                      
                        Dicaris ab hominibus,
                      
                        Quia per hoc est flaminea
                      
                        Cherubin dira rumphea
                        Line 77 
                      
                        Amota suis passibus,
                      
                        Introitus exulibus
                      
                        Patet, et viatoribus.
                      
                        Via celi est lactea,
                        Line 81 
                      
                        Que solebat volentibus
                      
                        Intrare regnum omnibus
                      
                        Esse sanguine rubea.
                        Line 84

                      
                        Tu es lapsi spes hominis,
                        Line 85 
                      
                        Que non dees nec desinis
                      
                        Misereri in seculum.
                      
                        Tu, diuine imaginis,
                      
                        Et eterni es luminis
                        Line 89 
                      
                        Beatum receptaculum;
                      
                        Tu, languidis vehiculum
                      
                        Et miseris latibulum,
                      
                        Sub cuius vmbra tegminis,
                        Line 93 
                      
                        Pauper querit vmbraculum,
                      
                        Et reus diuerticulum
                      
                        Ab incursu formidinis.
                        Line 96

                      
                        In mulieribus tu es
                        Line 97 
                      
                        Vnica, que restitues
                      
                        Hereditatem perditam,
                      
                        Que de peccato argues
                      
                        Mundum, sed nulli renues
                        Line 101 
                      
                        Gratiam tuam solitam;
                      
                        Immo cunctis gratuitam
                      
                        Ipsam dabis, et placitam.
                      
                        Quia semper hac afflues,
                        Line 105 
                      
                        Et licet quis per orbitam
                      
                        Tortam vadet, et vetidam,
                      
                        Eum cito non obrues.
                        Line 108

                      
                        Et si dicatur verius
                        Line 109 
                      
                        Pro reis, et salubrius
                      
                        Ipsos errantes dirigis,
                      
                        Ipsos lapsos inferius,
                        Line 112 
                      
                        Et iacentes diutius [folio 113:3] 
                      
                        Quam oporteret erigis,
                      
                        Et quandoque hos corrigis,
                      
                        Ne manus mundi remigis
                      
                        Aliquid agat durius,
                        Line 117 
                      
                        Signum est quod hos diligis,
                      
                        Et non dormis nec negligis,
                      
                        Ne cedant in deterius.
                        Line 120

                      
                        Benedictus in seculum
                        Line 121 
                      
                        Sit ille, per quem titulum
                      
                        Talem habes in seculo,
                      
                        Christus, qui tui clausulum
                      
                        Vteri sui baiulum
                        Line 125 
                      
                        Fecit firmato pessulo.
                      
                        Qui, moriens pro populo.
                      
                        Se dedit in patibulo
                      
                        Opprobij spectaculum;
                        Line 129 
                      
                        Et, superato Zabulo,
                      
                        Fracto-que suo baculo,
                      
                        Se suis dat in pabulum.
                        Line 132

                      
                        Fructus est comestibilis,
                        Line 133 
                      
                        Comedentibus vtilis,
                      
                        Dulcis anime gustui,
                      
                        Nature ammirabilis,
                      
                        Arti indoctrinabilis,
                        Line 137 
                      
                        Stupendus intellectui,
                      
                        Inusitatus vsui,
                      
                        Vetito quondam fructui;
                      
                        In omnibus dissimilis
                        Line 141 
                      
                        Solummodo auditui,
                      
                        Et non alteri sensui
                      
                        Fide comprehensibilis.

                        Line 144

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                        Ventris tui in ortulo,
                        Line 145 
                      
                        Ornato flore primulo,
                      
                        Iste fructus colligitur;
                      
                        Sed, ut vultus in speculo
                      
                        Representatur oculo,
                        Line 149 
                      
                        Et speculum non leditur,
                      
                        Sic dum a te recipitur,
                      
                        Dum manet; dum egreditur,
                      
                        Hoc sit illeso claustrulo:
                        Line 153 
                      
                        Nulla via relinquitur,
                      
                        Nil suspectum admittitur;
                      
                        Fructum habes cum flosculo.

                      
                        Amen dicit et asserit,
                      
                        Qui tuas laudes aperit,
                      
                        Et te recte magnificat,
                      
                        Qui devote se ingerit
                      
                        Ad laudandum vt sciuerit,
                        Line 161 
                      
                        Et ad uitem te applicat.
                      
                        Qui aliter se implicat,
                      
                        Et tuas laudes abdicat,
                      
                        Hic viam bonam deserit;
                        Line 165 
                      
                        Ille tibi preiudicat,
                      
                        Ille in fide claudicat;
                      
                        Saluus esse non poterit.
                        Line 168

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asperis, Pr.

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effundens, Pr.

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sedet

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The pilgrimage of the life of man, English by John Lydgate, A. D. 1426, from the French of Guillaume de Deguileville, A. D. 1330, 1335. The text ed. by F. J. Furnivall ... With introduction, notes, glossary and indexes by Katharine B. Locock ...

About this Item

Pages

II. A LATIN HYMN TO THE VIRGIN MARY. (14 stanzas of 12 lines each, ryming aab aabbb abba.)

description Page 200

description Page 201

Notes

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