Concordance of More’s Poetry

The below tables are provided for your convenience for cross-referencing the base texts consulted for this edition.

Concordance of More’s Poetry:

MS Rawlinson C 581

TitleFirst LineNotes
Amor ordinem nescitMy God to thee I dedicatepp. 1-11 of Clark edition
Of Suffering and Bearing the CrossOh can that soule that Loves her Godpp. 11-16 of Clark edition
To our Blessed Laidy the Advocate of SinnersAll haile o virgin crowned with starespp. 16-17 of Clark edition
N/AO Lord My God to thee I do aspirep. 125 of Clark edition
N/AO let me rather death imbracep. 148 of Clark edition 

1658 Spiritual Exercises

TitleFirst LineNotes
N/AMirrour of Beauty in whose FaceA poem quoted on the page facing her engraving
N/AOh can that soule that Loves her GodAn excerpt from “Of Suffering and Bearing the Cross” (Bodleian); pp. 5-9 of Spiritual Exercises
N/AO Glorious Saint whose hart did burneA poem in honor of St Augustine; p. 15 of Spiritual Exercises
N/AAll things, desires, and loves are vaineAn excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; pp. 46-52 of Spiritual Exercises
N/AMy God to thee I dedicatep. 277 of Spiritual Exercises
To our blessed lady the Advocate of sinnersAl hail, O Virgin, crownd with starsSee alternate version in Bodleian; pp. 279-280 of Spiritual Exercises
To our most Holy Father Saint BenedictMost glorious Father in whose Schoolpp. 281-283 of Spiritual Exercises
N/AO thou thy self dost say to usAn excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; pp. 285-287 of Spiritual Exercises

Augustine Baker, Life and Death of Dame Gertrude More

TitleFirst LineNotes
N/AAnd that my wicked heart did proveAn excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 57 of Life
N/AAnd in this waie do not thinke muchAn excerpt from “Of Suffering and Bearing the Cross”; p. 136 of Life
N/AI desire no tongue nor penneAn excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 232 of Life
N/AAnd in whats’ere that worde is writteAn excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 235 of Life
N/AAnd shall my soule by senselesse loveAn excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 236 of Life
N/ANo Stagge in chase so thirstie isAn excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 238 of Life
N/AFor since I am not where I loveAn excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 243 of Life
N/AFrom Multiplicitie and dejectionp. 245 of Life
N/AI fledde from thee by manie sinnesAn excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 248 of Life
N/AFor if they do retorne to theeAn excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 248 of Life
N/AMy soule where is thy Love and LordeAn excerpt from “Amor ordinem nescit”; p. 251 of Life
N/AFor none but hep. 265 of Life
N/AMy heart shall onlie this desireAn excerpt from “Of Suffering and Bearing the Cross”; pp. 306-07 of Life