The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 1William Pickering, 1839 - English poetry |
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... Heare lyes ( expecting the second.comminge of our Saviour , Christ Jesus ) , the body of Ed- mund Spenser , the Prince of Poets in his tyme , whose divine Spirit needs noe othir witnesse then Spenser , who bore his name , had a trial ...
... Heare lyes ( expecting the second.comminge of our Saviour , Christ Jesus ) , the body of Ed- mund Spenser , the Prince of Poets in his tyme , whose divine Spirit needs noe othir witnesse then Spenser , who bore his name , had a trial ...
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... To thinke of that true glorious type of thine , The Argument of mine afflicted stile : The which to heare vouchsafe , O dearest Dread , a while . CANTO I. The Patron of true Holinesse Foule Errour doth 26 THE FIRST BOOK OF.
... To thinke of that true glorious type of thine , The Argument of mine afflicted stile : The which to heare vouchsafe , O dearest Dread , a while . CANTO I. The Patron of true Holinesse Foule Errour doth 26 THE FIRST BOOK OF.
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Edmund Spenser. And foorth they passe , with pleasure forward led , Ioying to heare the birdes sweete harmony , Which , therein shrouded from the tempest dred , Seemd in their song to scorne the cruell sky . Much can they praise the ...
Edmund Spenser. And foorth they passe , with pleasure forward led , Ioying to heare the birdes sweete harmony , Which , therein shrouded from the tempest dred , Seemd in their song to scorne the cruell sky . Much can they praise the ...
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... heare , Of a straunge man I can you tidings tell , That wasteth all this countrie farre and neare . " 66 Of such , " saide he , " I chiefly doe inquere ; And shall thee well rewarde to shew the place , In which that wicked wight his ...
... heare , Of a straunge man I can you tidings tell , That wasteth all this countrie farre and neare . " 66 Of such , " saide he , " I chiefly doe inquere ; And shall thee well rewarde to shew the place , In which that wicked wight his ...
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... heare what shee did tell ; And said , " Faire Lady , hart of flint would rew The undeserved woes and sorrowes , which ye shew . 26 27 " Henceforth in safe assuraunce may ye rest , Having both found a new friend you to aid , And lost an ...
... heare what shee did tell ; And said , " Faire Lady , hart of flint would rew The undeserved woes and sorrowes , which ye shew . 26 27 " Henceforth in safe assuraunce may ye rest , Having both found a new friend you to aid , And lost an ...
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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...