The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 1William Pickering, 1839 - English poetry |
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... light appears From fancy's golden wings ! and now in sooth , Led by the Muses ' hand , ' tis his to see Sweet forms of virtuous love , and tender ruth , That never may on earth divided be ; And many a high heroic thought of truth , Sung ...
... light appears From fancy's golden wings ! and now in sooth , Led by the Muses ' hand , ' tis his to see Sweet forms of virtuous love , and tender ruth , That never may on earth divided be ; And many a high heroic thought of truth , Sung ...
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... light and unsubstantial nature of the fairy legend the reality and vigour of actual life : asso- ciating his wild legends and romantic incidents . with higher purposes , more philosophical applica- tions , and more enduring impressions ...
... light and unsubstantial nature of the fairy legend the reality and vigour of actual life : asso- ciating his wild legends and romantic incidents . with higher purposes , more philosophical applica- tions , and more enduring impressions ...
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... LIGHT TO THE READER , FOR THE BETTER UNDER- STANDING IS HEREUNTO ANNEXED . TO THE RIGHT NOBLE AND VALOROUS SIR WALTER RALEIGH , KNIGHT , LO . WARDEIN OF THE STANNERYES AND HER MAJESTIES LIEFTENAUNT OF THE COUNTY OF CORNEWAYLL . SIR ...
... LIGHT TO THE READER , FOR THE BETTER UNDER- STANDING IS HEREUNTO ANNEXED . TO THE RIGHT NOBLE AND VALOROUS SIR WALTER RALEIGH , KNIGHT , LO . WARDEIN OF THE STANNERYES AND HER MAJESTIES LIEFTENAUNT OF THE COUNTY OF CORNEWAYLL . SIR ...
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... light . HOBYNOLL . FAYRE Thamis streame , that from Ludds stately towne Runst paying tribute to the Ocean seas , Let all thy Nymphes and Syrens of renowne Be silent , whyle this Bryttane Orpheus playes : Nere thy sweet banks there lives ...
... light . HOBYNOLL . FAYRE Thamis streame , that from Ludds stately towne Runst paying tribute to the Ocean seas , Let all thy Nymphes and Syrens of renowne Be silent , whyle this Bryttane Orpheus playes : Nere thy sweet banks there lives ...
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... light 3 Like Phabus lampe throughout the world doth shine , Shed thy faire beames into my feeble eyne , And raise my thoughtes , too humble and too vile , To thinke of that true glorious type of thine , The Argument of mine afflicted ...
... light 3 Like Phabus lampe throughout the world doth shine , Shed thy faire beames into my feeble eyne , And raise my thoughtes , too humble and too vile , To thinke of that true glorious type of thine , The Argument of mine afflicted ...
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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...