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• THE CONSOLATION OF PHILOSOPHY OF BOETHIUS.
• PREFACE.
• PROEM.
• INDEX OF VERSE INTERLUDES
• BOOK I. THE SORROWS OF BOETHIUS.
• SONG I. BOETHIUS' COMPLAINT.
• SONG II. HIS DESPONDENCY.
• SONG III. THE MISTS DISPELLED.
• SONG IV. NOTHING CAN SUBDUE VIRTUE.
• SONG V. BOETHIUS' PRAYER.
• SONG VI. ALL THINGS HAVE THEIR NEEDFUL ORDER.
• SONG VII. THE PERTURBATIONS OF PASSION.
• BOOK II. THE VANITY OF FORTUNE'S GIFTS.
• SONG I. FORTUNE'S MALICE.
• SONG II. MAN'S COVETOUSNESS.
• SONG III. ALL PASSES.
• SONG IV. THE GOLDEN MEAN.
• SONG V. THE FORMER AGE.
• SONG VI. NERO'S INFAMY.
• SONG VII. GLORY MAY NOT LAST.
• SONG VIII. LOVE IS LORD OF ALL.
• BOOK III. TRUE HAPPINESS AND FALSE.
• SONG I. THE THORNS OF ERROR.
• SONG II. THE BENT OF NATURE.
• SONG III. THE INSATIABLENESS OF AVARICE.
• SONG IV. DISGRACE OF HONOURS CONFERRED BY A TYRANT.
• SONG V. SELF-MASTERY.
• SONG VI. TRUE NOBILITY.
• SONG VII. PLEASURE'S STING.
• SONG VIII. HUMAN FOLLY.
• SONG IX.[I] INVOCATION.
• SONG X. THE TRUE LIGHT.
• SONG XI. REMINISCENCE.[J]
• SONG XII. ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE.
• BOOK IV. GOOD AND ILL FORTUNE.
• SONG I. THE SOUL'S FLIGHT.
• SONG II. THE BONDAGE OF PASSION.
• SONG III. CIRCE'S CUP.
• SONG IV. THE UNREASONABLENESS OF HATRED.
• SONG V. WONDER AND IGNORANCE.
• SONG VI. THE UNIVERSAL AIM.
• SONG VII. THE HERO'S PATH.
• BOOK V. FREE WILL AND GOD'S FOREKNOWLEDGE.
• SONG I. CHANCE.
• SONG II. THE TRUE SUN.
• SONG III. TRUTH'S PARADOXES.
• SONG IV. A PSYCHOLOGICAL FALLACY.[R]
• SONG V. THE UPWARD LOOK.
• EPILOGUE.
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