The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 1William Pickering, 1839 - English poetry |
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... fowle , and blacke as inke , ) Which swarming all about his legs did crall , And him encombred sore , but could not hurt at all . As gentle Shepheard in sweete eventide , When ruddy Phebus gins to welke in west , High on an hill , his ...
... fowle , and blacke as inke , ) Which swarming all about his legs did crall , And him encombred sore , but could not hurt at all . As gentle Shepheard in sweete eventide , When ruddy Phebus gins to welke in west , High on an hill , his ...
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... fowle , sometime a fish in lake , Now like a foxe , now like a dragon fell ; That of himselfe he ofte for feare would quake , And oft would flie away . O who can tell 10 The hidden powre of herbes , and might of Magick spell ! But now ...
... fowle , sometime a fish in lake , Now like a foxe , now like a dragon fell ; That of himselfe he ofte for feare would quake , And oft would flie away . O who can tell 10 The hidden powre of herbes , and might of Magick spell ! But now ...
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... once I rode accompanyde , Me chaunced of a Knight encountred bee , That had a like faire Lady by his syde ; Lyke a faire Lady , but did fowle Duessa hyde ; E 35 " Whose forged beauty he did take in hand All C. II 49 THE FAERIE QUEENE .
... once I rode accompanyde , Me chaunced of a Knight encountred bee , That had a like faire Lady by his syde ; Lyke a faire Lady , but did fowle Duessa hyde ; E 35 " Whose forged beauty he did take in hand All C. II 49 THE FAERIE QUEENE .
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... fowles in field he lyes , Nor wayld of friends , nor layd on groning beare , That whylome was to me too dearely deare . O ! what of gods then boots , it to be ... fowle forlorne ? 23 66 a Up , then ; up , dreary D C. V 83 THE FAERIE QUEENE .
... fowles in field he lyes , Nor wayld of friends , nor layd on groning beare , That whylome was to me too dearely deare . O ! what of gods then boots , it to be ... fowle forlorne ? 23 66 a Up , then ; up , dreary D C. V 83 THE FAERIE QUEENE .
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... fowle welfavourd Witch : Through mirkesome aire her ready way she makes . Her twyfold Teme ( of which two blacke as pitch , And two were browne , yet each to each unlich , ) Did softly swim away , ne ever stamp 28 Unlesse she chaunst ...
... fowle welfavourd Witch : Through mirkesome aire her ready way she makes . Her twyfold Teme ( of which two blacke as pitch , And two were browne , yet each to each unlich , ) Did softly swim away , ne ever stamp 28 Unlesse she chaunst ...
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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...