Supplement to the Glossary of the Romance of the Rose

on the Romance of the Rose.

Of a longing Lover the painful pursuit,
Against a thousand labors in his flame
obstinate.
Before coming to his destined good,
False Seeming original: "Faulx semblant." An allegorical character representing hypocrisy. the Deceiver tries to put him
to flight:
At the end Fair Welcome original: "bel accueil." An allegorical figure representing the beloved's receptiveness. taking the lead,
Lodges him after he has long
journeyed.
The Lover in the orchard as reward for the
trials
That he passes constantly, suffering
various pains,
Gathers from the flowering Rose-bush the precious bud.
Sire, this is the subject of the Romance of the Rose,
Where of thorny loves the pursuit is
enclosed;
The Rose is of love the gracious
guerdon A "guerdon" is a reward or recompense, often used in the context of knightly service or courtly love..

If one believes Pasquier Étienne Pasquier (1529–1615), a French lawyer and man of letters known for his historical study Les Recherches de la France., Jean de Meun equaled Dante, the Italian Poet, and surpassed all those of that Nation, whether one considers in this Work the moral maxims original: "Sentences." In this period, "sentences" referred to pithy moral observations or philosophical aphorisms. which are spread throughout it, or whether one pays attention to the beauty of the diction (u).
Although the continuation of this Romance is particularly dedicated to Love, one does not fail to find there

(u) original: "Recherches de la France, l. 8. c. 3." Researches on France, Book 8, Chapter 3.