The below tables are provided for your convenience for cross-referencing the base texts consulted for this edition.
Concordance of More’s Poetry:
Title | First Line | Notes |
Amor ordinem nescit | My God to thee I dedicate | pp. 1-11 of Clark edition |
Of Suffering and Bearing the Cross | Oh can that soule that Loves her God | pp. 11-16 of Clark edition |
To our Blessed Laidy the Advocate of Sinners | All haile o virgin crowned with stares | pp. 16-17 of Clark edition |
N/A | O Lord My God to thee I do aspire | p. 125 of Clark edition |
N/A | O let me rather death imbrace | p. 148 of Clark edition |
Title | First Line | Notes |
N/A | Mirrour of Beauty in whose Face | A poem quoted on the page facing her engraving |
N/A | Oh can that soule that Loves her God | An excerpt from “Of Suffering and Bearing the Cross” (Bodleian); pp. 5-9 of Spiritual Exercises |
N/A | O Glorious Saint whose hart did burne | A poem in honor of St Augustine; p. 15 of Spiritual Exercises |
N/A | All things, desires, and loves are vaine | An excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; pp. 46-52 of Spiritual Exercises |
N/A | My God to thee I dedicate | p. 277 of Spiritual Exercises |
To our blessed lady the Advocate of sinners | Al hail, O Virgin, crownd with stars | See alternate version in Bodleian; pp. 279-280 of Spiritual Exercises |
To our most Holy Father Saint Benedict | Most glorious Father in whose School | pp. 281-283 of Spiritual Exercises |
N/A | O thou thy self dost say to us | An excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; pp. 285-287 of Spiritual Exercises |
Title | First Line | Notes |
N/A | And that my wicked heart did prove | An excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 57 of Life |
N/A | And in this waie do not thinke much | An excerpt from “Of Suffering and Bearing the Cross”; p. 136 of Life |
N/A | I desire no tongue nor penne | An excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 232 of Life |
N/A | And in whats’ere that worde is writte | An excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 235 of Life |
N/A | And shall my soule by senselesse love | An excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 236 of Life |
N/A | No Stagge in chase so thirstie is | An excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 238 of Life |
N/A | For since I am not where I love | An excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 243 of Life |
N/A | From Multiplicitie and dejection | p. 245 of Life |
N/A | I fledde from thee by manie sinnes | An excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 248 of Life |
N/A | For if they do retorne to thee | An excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 248 of Life |
N/A | My soule where is thy Love and Lorde | An excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 251 of Life |
N/A | For none but he | p. 265 of Life |
N/A | My heart shall onlie this desire | An excerpt from “Of Suffering and Bearing the Cross”; pp. 306-07 of Life |