0226c-JOHN GOWER born 1330-1408 Kent?, England, poet,
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Image of John Gower above shooting the world, a sphere of earth, air, and water, from an edition of his works c.1400,
Friend of Chaucer, poetry; Mirour de l'Omme or Speculum Hominis or Speculum Meditantis (French 1376-1379), Vox Clamantis (Latin 1377–1381), Confessio Amantis (English 1386–1393), Traite (French, 1397), Cinkante Balades (French, 1399-1400), Cronica Tripertita (Latin, 1400), In praise of peace (English 1400), at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gower