The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 1William Pickering, 1839 - English poetry |
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... wearie night In 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 ...
... wearie night In 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 ...
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... 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 chaunge , ” quoth he , “ this evill plight , Till we be bathed in a living Well : That is the ...
... 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 chaunge , ” quoth he , “ this evill plight , Till we be bathed in a living Well : That is the ...
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... , Had her abandond : She , of nought affrayd , Through woods and wastnes wide him daily sought ; Yet wished tydinges none of him unto her brought . One day , nigh wearie of the yrkesome way , THE FAERIE QUEENE . 333 53.
... , Had her abandond : She , of nought affrayd , Through woods and wastnes wide him daily sought ; Yet wished tydinges none of him unto her brought . One day , nigh wearie of the yrkesome way , THE FAERIE QUEENE . 333 53.
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... wearie feet , And lickt her lilly hands with fawning tong ; As he her wronged innocence did weet . O how can beautie maister the most strong , And simple truth subdue avenging wrong ! Whose yielded pryde and proud submission , Still ...
... wearie feet , And lickt her lilly hands with fawning tong ; As he her wronged innocence did weet . O how can beautie maister the most strong , And simple truth subdue avenging wrong ! Whose yielded pryde and proud submission , Still ...
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... the hedges lay . Thether Duessa badd him bend his pace ; For she is wearie of the toilsom way ; And also nigh consumed is the lingring day . F 2 3 A stately Pallace built of squared bricke , Which cunningly THE FAERIE QUEENE . 65 Canto IV.
... the hedges lay . Thether Duessa badd him bend his pace ; For she is wearie of the toilsom way ; And also nigh consumed is the lingring day . F 2 3 A stately Pallace built of squared bricke , Which cunningly THE FAERIE QUEENE . 65 Canto IV.
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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...