The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 1William Pickering, 1839 - English poetry |
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... secret want which bred his last misfare , His relics deer obscurely tombed lien Under unwritten stones , that who goes by Cannot once read - Lo ! here doth Collin lie . " I shall conclude with the authority of Ben Jon- son , as found in ...
... secret want which bred his last misfare , His relics deer obscurely tombed lien Under unwritten stones , that who goes by Cannot once read - Lo ! here doth Collin lie . " I shall conclude with the authority of Ben Jon- son , as found in ...
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Edmund Spenser. Would raise a jealous doubt , that there did lurke Some secret doubt whereto the prayse did tend : For when men know the goodnes of the wyne , " Tis needless for the Hoast to have a sygne . Thus then , to shew my ...
Edmund Spenser. Would raise a jealous doubt , that there did lurke Some secret doubt whereto the prayse did tend : For when men know the goodnes of the wyne , " Tis needless for the Hoast to have a sygne . Thus then , to shew my ...
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... secret ill , or hidden foe of his : Lo , there before his face his Ladie is , Under blacke stole hyding her bayted hooke ; And as halfe blushing offred him to kis , With gentle blandishment and lovely looke , 48 49 Most like that Virgin ...
... secret ill , or hidden foe of his : Lo , there before his face his Ladie is , Under blacke stole hyding her bayted hooke ; And as halfe blushing offred him to kis , With gentle blandishment and lovely looke , 48 49 Most like that Virgin ...
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... secret anguish and unpittied plaint , Whiles you in carelesse sleepe are drowned quight . ” Her doubtfull words made that redoubted Knight Suspect her truth ; yet since no ' untruth he knew , Her fawning love with foule disdainefull ...
... secret anguish and unpittied plaint , Whiles you in carelesse sleepe are drowned quight . ” Her doubtfull words made that redoubted Knight Suspect her truth ; yet since no ' untruth he knew , Her fawning love with foule disdainefull ...
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... secret part , Where that false couple were full closely ment In wanton lust and leud embracement : Which when he saw , he burnt with gealous fire ; The eie of reason was with rage yblent ; And would have slaine them in his furious ire ...
... secret part , Where that false couple were full closely ment In wanton lust and leud embracement : Which when he saw , he burnt with gealous fire ; The eie of reason was with rage yblent ; And would have slaine them in his furious ire ...
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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...