The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 1William Pickering, 1839 - English poetry |
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... side , Far from resort of people , that did pas In traveil to and froe : a litle wyde There was an holy Chappell edifyde , Wherein the Hermite dewly wont to say His holy things each morne and eventyde : Thereby a Christall streame did ...
... side , Far from resort of people , that did pas In traveil to and froe : a litle wyde There was an holy Chappell edifyde , Wherein the Hermite dewly wont to say His holy things each morne and eventyde : Thereby a Christall streame did ...
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... side The red bloud trickling staind the way , as he did ride . The Knight of the Redcrosse , when him he spide Spurring so hote with rage dispiteous , Gan fairely couch his speare , and towards ride : Soone meete they both , both fell ...
... side The red bloud trickling staind the way , as he did ride . The Knight of the Redcrosse , when him he spide Spurring so hote with rage dispiteous , Gan fairely couch his speare , and towards ride : Soone meete they both , both fell ...
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... side Doe meete , that , with the terror of the shocke Astonied , both stand sencelesse as a blocke , Forgetfull of ... sides with cruelties Does seeke to perce ; repining courage yields No foote to foe : the flashing fiër flies , 16 17 ...
... side Doe meete , that , with the terror of the shocke Astonied , both stand sencelesse as a blocke , Forgetfull of ... sides with cruelties Does seeke to perce ; repining courage yields No foote to foe : the flashing fiër flies , 16 17 ...
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... sides in this rough rynd embard ; But fly , ah ! fly far hence away , for feare Least to you hap , that happened to me heare , And to this wretched Lady , my deare love ; 28 29 30 31 O too deare love , love bought with death too deare ...
... sides in this rough rynd embard ; But fly , ah ! fly far hence away , for feare Least to you hap , that happened to me heare , And to this wretched Lady , my deare love ; 28 29 30 31 O too deare love , love bought with death too deare ...
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... side me pight ; Where now enclosd in wooden wals full faste , Banisht from living wights , our wearie daies we waste . 43 " But how long time , " said then the Elfin Knight , " Are you in this misformed hous to dwell ? " " We may not ...
... side me pight ; Where now enclosd in wooden wals full faste , Banisht from living wights , our wearie daies we waste . 43 " But how long time , " said then the Elfin Knight , " Are you in this misformed hous to dwell ? " " We may not ...
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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...