The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5William Pickering, 1839 |
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... delight , I was moved , by the one of you two most excellent Ladies , to call in the same ; but , being unable so to do , by reason , that many copies thereof were formerly scattered abroad , I resolved at least to amend , and , by way ...
... delight , I was moved , by the one of you two most excellent Ladies , to call in the same ; but , being unable so to do , by reason , that many copies thereof were formerly scattered abroad , I resolved at least to amend , and , by way ...
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... delight ; Who can expresse the glorie of thy might ? Or who alive can perfectly declare The wondrous cradle of thine infancie , When thy great mother Venus first thee bare , Begot of Plenty and of Penurie , Though elder then thine own ...
... delight ; Who can expresse the glorie of thy might ? Or who alive can perfectly declare The wondrous cradle of thine infancie , When thy great mother Venus first thee bare , Begot of Plenty and of Penurie , Though elder then thine own ...
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... gall , Turning all Loves delight to miserie , Through feare of losing his felicitie . Ah , Gods ! that ever ye that monster placed In gentle Love , that all his joyes defaced ! 23 By these , O Love ! thou doest thy entrance 10 HYMNES .
... gall , Turning all Loves delight to miserie , Through feare of losing his felicitie . Ah , Gods ! that ever ye that monster placed In gentle Love , that all his joyes defaced ! 23 By these , O Love ! thou doest thy entrance 10 HYMNES .
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... delight and joyous happy rest , Where they doe feede on Nectar heavenly - wize , With Hercules and Hebe , and the rest Of Venus dearlings , through her bountie blest ; And lie like gods in Yvory beds arayd , With rose and lillies over ...
... delight and joyous happy rest , Where they doe feede on Nectar heavenly - wize , With Hercules and Hebe , and the rest Of Venus dearlings , through her bountie blest ; And lie like gods in Yvory beds arayd , With rose and lillies over ...
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... delight , Without whose soverayne grace and kindly dewty Nothing on earth seems fayre to fleshly sight , Doe thou vouchsafe with thy love - kindling light T'illuminate my dim and dulled eyne , And beautifie this sacred Hymne of thyne ...
... delight , Without whose soverayne grace and kindly dewty Nothing on earth seems fayre to fleshly sight , Doe thou vouchsafe with thy love - kindling light T'illuminate my dim and dulled eyne , And beautifie this sacred Hymne of thyne ...
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ARTHUR GORGES aspyre Astrophel beasts beautie behold bowre brave brest bright celestiall cruell dart dayes deare death delight devize dight doest dolefull doth dreadfull earth earthly eccho ring embase eternall eyes faire faire Ladie farre fayre flowres foorth Foxe fyre gentle glorie glorious Gods goodly grace griefe grone happie hart hath heart heaven heavenly hight himselfe honour immortall Jove light live Lord LYCON lyke mortall mourne Muses mynd never night noble nought Nymphes paine plaint pleasure powre praid praise prayses pride rest Rome sacred Sapience scorne seeke seem'd selfe shee shepheards shew shyning sight sing Sith skie SONNET sorrow soule spide spirits spoyle spred spright Sunne sweet teares thee thereof theyr things thou thought trew twixt unto vaine Venus vertue weene weepe Whilest whilome wight wings wize wont wretched