The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 1William Pickering, 1839 - English poetry |
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... Armes , Paris , 1408 , " which contains " En abrégé Les XII Vertues que doit avoir un homme pour etre noble et de noble courage : " this is in verse , see De Bure , Bib- liog . Inst . No. 2130 . + " The party consists of Dr. Long ...
... Armes , Paris , 1408 , " which contains " En abrégé Les XII Vertues que doit avoir un homme pour etre noble et de noble courage : " this is in verse , see De Bure , Bib- liog . Inst . No. 2130 . + " The party consists of Dr. Long ...
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... armes and chivalrie , the operations of that vertue , whereof he is the protector , are to be expressed ; and the vices and unruly appetites that oppose themselves against the same , to be beaten downe and overcome ; which work , as I ...
... armes and chivalrie , the operations of that vertue , whereof he is the protector , are to be expressed ; and the vices and unruly appetites that oppose themselves against the same , to be beaten downe and overcome ; which work , as I ...
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... armes : So Spenser was , by Sidney's speaches , wonne To blaze Her fame , not fearing future harmes : For well he knew , his Muse would soone be tyred In her high praise , that all the world admired . Yet as Achilles , in those warlike ...
... armes : So Spenser was , by Sidney's speaches , wonne To blaze Her fame , not fearing future harmes : For well he knew , his Muse would soone be tyred In her high praise , that all the world admired . Yet as Achilles , in those warlike ...
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... armes professe and chevalry . Then , by like right , the noble Progeny , Which them succeed in fame and worth , are tyde T'embrace the service of sweet Poetry , By whose endevours they are glorifide ; And eke from all , of whom it is ...
... armes professe and chevalry . Then , by like right , the noble Progeny , Which them succeed in fame and worth , are tyde T'embrace the service of sweet Poetry , By whose endevours they are glorifide ; And eke from all , of whom it is ...
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... Armes ensue ? Whose warlike prowesse and manly courage , Tempred with reason and advizement sage , Hath fild sad Belgicke with victorious spoile ; In Fraunce and Ireland left a famous gage ; And lately shakt the Lusitanian soile . Sith ...
... Armes ensue ? Whose warlike prowesse and manly courage , Tempred with reason and advizement sage , Hath fild sad Belgicke with victorious spoile ; In Fraunce and Ireland left a famous gage ; And lately shakt the Lusitanian soile . Sith ...
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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...