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The Consolation of Philosophy

INDEX OF VERSE INTERLUDES

BOOK I. THE SORROWS OF BOETHIUS.

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I. BOETHIUS' COMPLAINT 3

II. HIS DESPONDENCY 9

III. THE MISTS DISPELLED 12

IV. NOTHING CAN SUBDUE VIRTUE 16

V. BOETHIUS' PRAYER 27

VI. ALL THINGS HAVE THEIR NEEDFUL ORDER 33

VII. THE PERTURBATIONS OF PASSION 38

BOOK II. THE VANITY OF FORTUNE'S GIFTS.

I. FORTUNE'S MALICE 47

II. MAN'S COVETOUSNESS 51

III. ALL PASSES 55

IV. THE GOLDEN MEAN 62

V. THE FORMER AGE 70

VI. NERO'S INFAMY 76

VII. GLORY MAY NOT LAST 82

VIII. LOVE IS LORD OF ALL 85

BOOK III. TRUE HAPPINESS AND FALSE.

I. THE THORNS OF ERROR 93

II. THE BENT OF NATURE 99

III. THE INSATIABLENESS OK AVARICE 105

IV. DISGRACE OF HONOURS CONFERRED BY A TYRANT 109

V. SELF-MASTERY 113

VI. TRUE NOBILITY 116

VII. PLEASURE'S STING 118

VIII. HUMAN FOLLY 121

IX. INVOCATION 130

X. THE TRUE LIGHT 141

XI. REMINISCENCE 150

XII. ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE 158

BOOK IV. GOOD AND ILL FORTUNE.

I. THE SOUL'S FLIGHT 166

II. THE BONDAGE OF PASSION 177

III. CIRCE'S CUP 182

IV. THE UNREASONABLENESS OF HATRED 194

V. WONDER AND IGNORANCE 197

VI. THE UNIVERSAL AIM 212

VII. THE HERO'S PATH 219

BOOK V. FREE WILL AND GOD'S FOREKNOWLEDGE.

I. CHANCE 229

II. THE TRUE SUN 233

III. TRUTH'S PARADOXES 241

IV. A PSYCHOLOGICAL FALLACY 250

V. THE UPWARD LOOK 255

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