The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 1G. Bell, 1891 - Poetry |
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Page xi
... whole of what he says of the poet in his " Life and Reign of Queen Elizabeth , " in the obituary for the year 1598-9 , although it anticipates various points requiring future notice to these we shall recur at the proper time . Camden ...
... whole of what he says of the poet in his " Life and Reign of Queen Elizabeth , " in the obituary for the year 1598-9 , although it anticipates various points requiring future notice to these we shall recur at the proper time . Camden ...
Page xii
... whole passage , laudatory of the three sisters , may be seen in vol . v . p . 103 , where he terms them- " The honor of the noble familie , Of which I meanest boast my selfe to be . " The third my love , my lives last ornament , xii THE ...
... whole passage , laudatory of the three sisters , may be seen in vol . v . p . 103 , where he terms them- " The honor of the noble familie , Of which I meanest boast my selfe to be . " The third my love , my lives last ornament , xii THE ...
Page xxviii
... whole countrey : being , in deede , reputed matchable in all points , both for conceyt of witte and eloquent decyphering of matters , either with Aristophanes and Menander in Greek , or with Plautus and Terence in Latin , or with any ...
... whole countrey : being , in deede , reputed matchable in all points , both for conceyt of witte and eloquent decyphering of matters , either with Aristophanes and Menander in Greek , or with Plautus and Terence in Latin , or with any ...
Page xxxi
... whole in repair . This grant was made by the Crown in the same year ( the date of the month is not supplied ) , and on 9th Dec. 1581 , Spenser assigned his interest in it to a person of the name of Richard Synot , who afterwards ...
... whole in repair . This grant was made by the Crown in the same year ( the date of the month is not supplied ) , and on 9th Dec. 1581 , Spenser assigned his interest in it to a person of the name of Richard Synot , who afterwards ...
Page xxxvi
... whole 3,028 acres , with the castle of Kilcolman , our poet was only to pay an annual rent of £ 17 7s . 6d . , so that the advantage to himself was very considerable indeed . Upon the supposition that Spenser was a married man in 1587 ...
... whole 3,028 acres , with the castle of Kilcolman , our poet was only to pay an annual rent of £ 17 7s . 6d . , so that the advantage to himself was very considerable indeed . Upon the supposition that Spenser was a married man in 1587 ...
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Page 113 - And on his brest a bloodie crosse he bore, The deare remembrance of his dying Lord, For whose sweete sake that glorious badge he wore, And dead, as living ever, him ador'd : Upon his shield the like was also scor'd, For soveraine hope which in his helpe he had.
Page 141 - The Lyon would not leave her desolate, But with her went along, as a strong gard Of her chast person, and a faythfull mate Of her sad troubles and misfortunes hard...
Page 114 - Behind her farre away a Dwarfe did lag, That lasie seemd, in being ever last, Or wearied with bearing of her bag Of needments at his backe.
Page 92 - I chose the historye of King Arthure, as most fitte for the excellency of his person, being made famous by many mens former workes, and also furthest from the daunger of envy, and suspition of present time.
Page 123 - And more to lulle him in his slumber soft, A trickling streame from high rock tumbling downe, And ever-drizling raine upon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne. No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t'annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard ; but carelesse Quiet lyes Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enimyes.
Page 115 - At last resolving forward still to fare, Till that some end they finde, or in or out, That path they take, that beaten seemd most bare, And like to lead the labyrinth about; Which when by tract they hunted had throughout, At length it brought them to a hollowe cave Amid the thickest woods. The champion stout Eftsoones dismounted from his courser brave, And to the dwarfe a while his needless spere he gave. XII.
Page 113 - The cruell markes of many a bloody fielde; Yet armes till that time did he never wield. His angry steede did chide his foming bitt, As much disdayning to the curbe to yield : Full jolly knight he seemd, and faire did sitt, As one for knightly giusts and fierce encounters fitt.
Page 114 - So pure and innocent, as that same lambe, She was in life and every vertuous lore; And by descent from royall lynage came Of ancient kinges and queenes, that had of yore Their scepters stretcht from east to westerne shore...
Page 127 - BY this the northerne wagoner had set His sevenfold teme behind the stedfast starre That was in ocean waves yet never wet, But firme is fixt, and sendeth light from farre To all that in the wide deepe wandring arre ; / And chearefull chaunticlere with his note shrill Had warned once, that Phoebus...
Page 121 - The Knight was well content : So with that godly Father to his home they went. xxxiv. A litle lowly hermitage it was, Downe in a dale, hard by a forests side, Far from resort of people, that did pas In traveill to and froe : a...