The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5William Pickering, 1839 - English poetry |
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... unto you two honorable sisters , as to the most excellent and rare ornaments of all true love and beautie , both in the one and the other kind ; humbly beseeching you to vouchsafe the patronage of them , and to accept this my humble ...
... unto you two honorable sisters , as to the most excellent and rare ornaments of all true love and beautie , both in the one and the other kind ; humbly beseeching you to vouchsafe the patronage of them , and to accept this my humble ...
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... Unto like goodly semblant to aspyre ; Therefore in choice of love he doth desyre That seemes on earth most heavenly to embrace , That same is Beautie , borne of heavenly race . For sure of all that in this mortall frame Contained is ...
... Unto like goodly semblant to aspyre ; Therefore in choice of love he doth desyre That seemes on earth most heavenly to embrace , That same is Beautie , borne of heavenly race . For sure of all that in this mortall frame Contained is ...
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... unto thee , Thus to ennoble thy victorious name , Sith thou doest shew no favour unto mee , Ne once move ruth in that rebellious Dame , Somewhat to slacke the rigour of my flame ? Certes small glory doest thou winne hereby , To let her ...
... unto thee , Thus to ennoble thy victorious name , Sith thou doest shew no favour unto mee , Ne once move ruth in that rebellious Dame , Somewhat to slacke the rigour of my flame ? Certes small glory doest thou winne hereby , To let her ...
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... unto him gaine ; He dreads no danger , nor misfortune feares , His faith , his fortune , in his breast he beares . 204 Thou art his god , thou art his mightie guyde , Thou , being blind , letst him not see his feares , But carriest him ...
... unto him gaine ; He dreads no danger , nor misfortune feares , His faith , his fortune , in his breast he beares . 204 Thou art his god , thou art his mightie guyde , Thou , being blind , letst him not see his feares , But carriest him ...
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... unto those which them partake , As after stormes , when clouds begin to cleare , The sunne more bright and glorious doth appeare ; So thou thy folke , through paines of Purgatorie , Dost beare unto thy blisse , and heavens glorie ...
... unto those which them partake , As after stormes , when clouds begin to cleare , The sunne more bright and glorious doth appeare ; So thou thy folke , through paines of Purgatorie , Dost beare unto thy blisse , and heavens glorie ...
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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