The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 1William Pickering, 1839 - English poetry |
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... sonne From his retyred life to menage armes : So Spenser was , by Sidney's speaches , wonne To blaze Her fame , not fearing future harmes : For well he knew , his Muse would soone be tyred In her high praise , that all the world admired ...
... sonne From his retyred life to menage armes : So Spenser was , by Sidney's speaches , wonne To blaze Her fame , not fearing future harmes : For well he knew , his Muse would soone be tyred In her high praise , that all the world admired ...
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Edmund Spenser. And thou , most dreaded impe of highest Iove , Faire Venus sonne , that with thy cruell dart At that good Knight so cunningly didst rove , That glorious fire it kindled in his hart ; Lay now thy deadly Heben bowe apart ...
Edmund Spenser. And thou , most dreaded impe of highest Iove , Faire Venus sonne , that with thy cruell dart At that good Knight so cunningly didst rove , That glorious fire it kindled in his hart ; Lay now thy deadly Heben bowe apart ...
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... Sonne , ” quoth he , “ how should , alas ! Silly old man , that lives in hidden cell , Bidding his beades all day for his trespas , Tydings of warre and worldly trouble tell ? With holy father fits not with such thinges to mell . " But ...
... Sonne , ” quoth he , “ how should , alas ! Silly old man , that lives in hidden cell , Bidding his beades all day for his trespas , Tydings of warre and worldly trouble tell ? With holy father fits not with such thinges to mell . " But ...
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... sonne of wofull syre , Doest thou sit wayling by blacke Stygian lake , Whylest here thy shield is hangd for victors hyre ? And , sluggish german , doest thy forces slake To after - send his foe , that him may overtake ? " Go , caytive ...
... sonne of wofull syre , Doest thou sit wayling by blacke Stygian lake , Whylest here thy shield is hangd for victors hyre ? And , sluggish german , doest thy forces slake To after - send his foe , that him may overtake ? " Go , caytive ...
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... sonne to cast : From surging gulf two monsters streight were brought ; With dread whereof his chacing steedes aghast Both charett swifte and huntsman overcast . His goodly corps , on ragged cliffs yrent , Was quite dismembred , and his ...
... sonne to cast : From surging gulf two monsters streight were brought ; With dread whereof his chacing steedes aghast Both charett swifte and huntsman overcast . His goodly corps , on ragged cliffs yrent , Was quite dismembred , and his ...
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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...