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The Temple of Glass
John Lydgate
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Or they had yeris of discrescōn
That al her lif can not but compleyne
In wyde Copes perfection forto feyne
Ful couertly for to coueren thair smert
And shewe the contrary of thair hert
Thus saw I wepe many a fair mayde
That on theyr frendes al the wyte thay layde
And other next I saw ther in grete rage
That they were maried in theyr tendre age
Witħ oute fredom of fre election
Where loue hatħ selde domynacion
For loue at large and at liberte
Wolde frely chese and not witħ suche trete
And other saw I ful ofte wepe and wrynge
That they in men fonde suche varyynge
To loue a season whyle that beaulte flouritħ
And after by disdayn so vngoodly louritħ
On her that whylom he callyd his lady dere
That was to hym so playsant and entier
But lust witħ fairnes is so ouer goon
That in her herte trouthe abidet&#. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
I found the book on a banquet at the library and borrowed it. Whilst reading it, I envisioned a dramatic interpretation in an intimate theatre – however, the soliloquies are far, far too long – the narrator, the woman, the goddess, the narrator, the man, the goddess, the narrator and a chorus. Still
* Note: These comments regard the Early English Text Society edition (Extra Series no. 60), edited by J. Schick.
If you've read all of Chaucer and decided to move on to Lydgate, this is one of his better poems-- though many find it dull. If you want a more enticing read, start with his "Reson and Sen