The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 1William Pickering, 1839 - English poetry |
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... pride seemes gathered there to bee . Of each a part I stole by cunning thefte : Forgive it me , faire Dames , sith lesse ye have not lefte . THE FIRST BOOK OF THE FAERIE QUEENE THE RED CROSSE 24 VERSES ADDRESSED BY THE AUTHOR .
... pride seemes gathered there to bee . Of each a part I stole by cunning thefte : Forgive it me , faire Dames , sith lesse ye have not lefte . THE FIRST BOOK OF THE FAERIE QUEENE THE RED CROSSE 24 VERSES ADDRESSED BY THE AUTHOR .
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... Dame ; And cursed heven ; and spake reprochful shame Of highest God , the Lord of life and light . A bold bad man ! that dar'd to call by name Great Gorgon , Prince of darknes and dead night ; At which Cocytus quakes , and Styx is put ...
... Dame ; And cursed heven ; and spake reprochful shame Of highest God , the Lord of life and light . A bold bad man ! that dar'd to call by name Great Gorgon , Prince of darknes and dead night ; At which Cocytus quakes , and Styx is put ...
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... . Then seemed him his Lady by him lay , And to him playnd , how that false winged boy 45 46 47 Her chaste hart had subdewd to learne Dame Pleasures toy ; And she her selfe , of beautie soveraigne Queene , 38 C. I THE FIRST BOOK OF.
... . Then seemed him his Lady by him lay , And to him playnd , how that false winged boy 45 46 47 Her chaste hart had subdewd to learne Dame Pleasures toy ; And she her selfe , of beautie soveraigne Queene , 38 C. I THE FIRST BOOK OF.
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... Dame , ” quoth he , “ what hath ye thus dismayd ? What frayes ye , that were wont to comfort me affrayd ? ” " Love of yourselfe , " she saide , " and deare constraint , 53 Lets me not sleepe , but waste the wearie night In secret ...
... Dame , ” quoth he , “ what hath ye thus dismayd ? What frayes ye , that were wont to comfort me affrayd ? ” " Love of yourselfe , " she saide , " and deare constraint , 53 Lets me not sleepe , but waste the wearie night In secret ...
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... Dame , subiect to hard mischaunce , And to your mighty will . " Her humblesse low In so ritch weedes , and seeming glorious show , Did much enmove his stout heroicke heart ; And said , “ Deare Dame , your suddein overthrow Much rueth me ...
... Dame , subiect to hard mischaunce , And to your mighty will . " Her humblesse low In so ritch weedes , and seeming glorious show , Did much enmove his stout heroicke heart ; And said , “ Deare Dame , your suddein overthrow Much rueth me ...
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Archimago armes Beast behold blood brest brond brought CANTO chaunce corage courser cruell Dame deadly deare death delight despight doen doest doth dread dreadfull Duessa EDMUND SPENSER Eftsoones Elfin Knight eternall Faerie Queene Faery Knight faire faire Lady Fairy false fast fayre feare fitt flowre fowle fownd gentle goodly grace griefe grone hand hart hast hath heaven heavenly hight himselfe honour Lady late light litle living Lord mightie mote never nigh noble nought poem poet powre Pyrochles quoth rage Redcrosse Redcrosse Knight seemd seeme sence shee Shepheards Calender shew shield shyning sight Sir Guyon Sir Philip Sidney Sith sonne soone sore speach Spenser spide spright steed suddein sweet syre thee thereof thou Todd trew unto vaine verse vertues Villein wandring warre wearie weene whenas wight wondrous wonne wont wound wrath wretched wyde ydle yron
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Page 61 - O then too weake and feeble was the forse 370 Of salvage beast, his puissance to withstand: For he was strong, and of so mightie corse, As ever wielded speare in warlike hand, And feates of armes did wisely understand. Eftsoones he perced through his chaufed chest...