The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 1William Pickering, 1839 - English poetry |
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... praise of noble deeds , shall never die ; Yea , rather to the hearts of all shall fly , Who live , to works of highest fame , not blind . IV . To him descending down the vale of years , With many friends he cherish'd , faithless found ...
... praise of noble deeds , shall never die ; Yea , rather to the hearts of all shall fly , Who live , to works of highest fame , not blind . IV . To him descending down the vale of years , With many friends he cherish'd , faithless found ...
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... praise , as " those two excellent gentlemen , Mr. Sidney and Mr. Dyer , the two very diamonds of her Majesty s court ; " Spenser subscribing himself Immerito , by which title Harvey addresses him . In a letter of Harvey's prefixed to ...
... praise , as " those two excellent gentlemen , Mr. Sidney and Mr. Dyer , the two very diamonds of her Majesty s court ; " Spenser subscribing himself Immerito , by which title Harvey addresses him . In a letter of Harvey's prefixed to ...
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... praises the English Trimetra , † * Mr . Upton says , " This Latin copy of verses was written in great haste , and printed full of faults , first in the edition 1679 , and afterwards by Hughes . " Pref . xvi . 66 + The experiment which ...
... praises the English Trimetra , † * Mr . Upton says , " This Latin copy of verses was written in great haste , and printed full of faults , first in the edition 1679 , and afterwards by Hughes . " Pref . xvi . 66 + The experiment which ...
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... praise of Grindal , and reflections on Aylmer , were dis- pleasing to Burleigh . Some lines of greater se- verity ... praising love , " & c . Warton is of opinion that Burleigh was a Pu- ritan , and as such could not shew favour to ...
... praise of Grindal , and reflections on Aylmer , were dis- pleasing to Burleigh . Some lines of greater se- verity ... praising love , " & c . Warton is of opinion that Burleigh was a Pu- ritan , and as such could not shew favour to ...
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... praise it gives to Daniel's Complaint of Rosalind , and his Cleopatra , one published in 1592 , and the other in 1594. Mr. Church also considers the circumstance of Sir Walter Raleigh's disgrace at court , in consequence of an intrigue ...
... praise it gives to Daniel's Complaint of Rosalind , and his Cleopatra , one published in 1592 , and the other in 1594. Mr. Church also considers the circumstance of Sir Walter Raleigh's disgrace at court , in consequence of an intrigue ...
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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...