The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5William Pickering, 1839 - English poetry |
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... desire , or might myselfe assure That happie port for ever to recure ! Then would I thinke these paines no paines at all , And all my woes to be but penance small . Then would I sing of thine immortal praise An heavenly Hymne , such as ...
... desire , or might myselfe assure That happie port for ever to recure ! Then would I thinke these paines no paines at all , And all my woes to be but penance small . Then would I sing of thine immortal praise An heavenly Hymne , such as ...
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... desire To reade my fault , and , wondring at my flame , To warme your selves at my wide sparckling fire , Sith now that heat is quenched , quench my blame , And in her ashes shrowd my dying shame ; For who my passed follies now pursewes ...
... desire To reade my fault , and , wondring at my flame , To warme your selves at my wide sparckling fire , Sith now that heat is quenched , quench my blame , And in her ashes shrowd my dying shame ; For who my passed follies now pursewes ...
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... desire Of His dear selfe , that shall thy feeble brest Inflame with love , and set thee all on fire With burning zeale , through every part entire , That in no earthly thing thou shalt delight , But in His sweet and amiable sight ...
... desire Of His dear selfe , that shall thy feeble brest Inflame with love , and set thee all on fire With burning zeale , through every part entire , That in no earthly thing thou shalt delight , But in His sweet and amiable sight ...
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Edmund Spenser. Thenceforth all worlds desire will in thee dye , And all earthes glorie , on which men do gaze , Seeme durt and drosse in thy pure - sighted eye , Compar'd to that celestiall beauties blaze , Whose glorious beames all ...
Edmund Spenser. Thenceforth all worlds desire will in thee dye , And all earthes glorie , on which men do gaze , Seeme durt and drosse in thy pure - sighted eye , Compar'd to that celestiall beauties blaze , Whose glorious beames all ...
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... to paine : Their joy , their comfort , their desire , their gaine , Is fixed all on that which now they see ; All other sights but fayned shadowes bee . 239 And that faire lampe which useth to enflame The hearts HYMNES . 37.
... to paine : Their joy , their comfort , their desire , their gaine , Is fixed all on that which now they see ; All other sights but fayned shadowes bee . 239 And that faire lampe which useth to enflame The hearts HYMNES . 37.
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ARTHUR GORGES aspyre Astrophel beasts beautie behold bowre brave brest bright celestiall cruell dart dayes deare death delight devize dight doest dolefull doth dreadfull earth earthly eccho ring embase eternall eyes faire faire Ladie farre fayre flowres foorth Foxe fyre gentle glorie glorious Gods goodly grace griefe grone happie hart hath heart heaven heavenly hight himselfe honour immortall Jove light live Lord LYCON lyke mortall mourne Muses mynd never night noble nought Nymphes paine plaint pleasure powre praid praise prayses pride rest Rome sacred Sapience scorne seeke seem'd selfe shee shepheards shew shyning sight sing Sith skie SONNET sorrow soule spide spirits spoyle spred spright Sunne sweet teares thee thereof theyr things thou thought trew twixt unto vaine Venus vertue weene weepe Whilest whilome wight wings wize wont wretched