The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 1William Pickering, 1839 - English poetry |
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... sight , that one of such acknow- ledged merit could procure from the patronage of his great friends no preferment or place of profit in England . But if it be considered that places or placemen were not quite so numerous in * Mr. G ...
... sight , that one of such acknow- ledged merit could procure from the patronage of his great friends no preferment or place of profit in England . But if it be considered that places or placemen were not quite so numerous in * Mr. G ...
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... sight him much amazde , 26 To see th ' unkindly Impes , of heaven accurst , Devoure their dam ; on whom while so he gazd , Having all satisfide their bloudy thurst , Their bellies swolne he saw with fulnesse burst , And bowels gushing ...
... sight him much amazde , 26 To see th ' unkindly Impes , of heaven accurst , Devoure their dam ; on whom while so he gazd , Having all satisfide their bloudy thurst , Their bellies swolne he saw with fulnesse burst , And bowels gushing ...
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... sights and fancies weake , He mumbled soft , but would not all his silence breake . The Sprite then gan more boldly him to wake , And threatned unto him the dreaded name Of Hecate whereat he gan to quake , And , lifting up his lompish ...
... sights and fancies weake , He mumbled soft , but would not all his silence breake . The Sprite then gan more boldly him to wake , And threatned unto him the dreaded name Of Hecate whereat he gan to quake , And , lifting up his lompish ...
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... sight , That weaker sence it could have ravisht quight : The maker selfe , for all his wondrous witt , Was nigh beguiled with so goodly sight . Her all in white he clad , and over it Cast a black stole , most like to seeme for Una fit ...
... sight , That weaker sence it could have ravisht quight : The maker selfe , for all his wondrous witt , Was nigh beguiled with so goodly sight . Her all in white he clad , and over it Cast a black stole , most like to seeme for Una fit ...
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... sight , And halfe enraged at her shamelesse guise , He thought t ' have slaine her in his fierce despight ; But , hastie heat tempring with sufferance wise , He stayde his hand ; and gan himselfe advise Το prove his sense , and tempt ...
... sight , And halfe enraged at her shamelesse guise , He thought t ' have slaine her in his fierce despight ; But , hastie heat tempring with sufferance wise , He stayde his hand ; and gan himselfe advise Το prove his sense , and tempt ...
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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...