The conclusion of this work features a song with the chorus "Welcome, summer, with sunshine soft / The winter's tempest you will break / And drive away the long nights black." Early on, we encounter a gate with two inscriptions, one in gold and one in black, which respectively tell of doom and great happiness, but the narrator is told not to worry since the writing isn't meant for anyone unless he
The conclusion of this work features a song with the chorus "Welcome, summer, with sunshine soft / The winter's tempest you will break / And drive away the long nights black." Early on, we encounter a gate with two inscriptions, one in gold and one in black, which respectively tell of doom and great happiness, but the narrator is told not to worry since the writing isn't meant for anyone unless he is Love's servant. At the beginning, he says he is in the habit of reading books somewhat for pleasure and somewhat for learning, and happened upon the "Dream of Scipio" by Cicero, at which point he tells how Scipio Africanus guided him to the temple of Venus in a dream. Taking place on St. Valentine's Day, the central activity features three tercel eagles searching for mates, and Nature passing its verdict. FTP, name this poem by Geoffrey Chaucer about a certain gathering of winged creatures.
The conclusion of this work features a song with the chorus "Welcome, summer, with sunshine soft /
“The {Parliament of Fowls}” (or Parliament of Birds, Assembly of