The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5William Pickering, 1839 |
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... earth , the ayre , the water , and the fyre , Then gan to raunge themselves in huge array , And with contrary forces to conspyre Each against other by all meanes they may , Threatning their owne confusion and decay : Ayre hated earth ...
... earth , the ayre , the water , and the fyre , Then gan to raunge themselves in huge array , And with contrary forces to conspyre Each against other by all meanes they may , Threatning their owne confusion and decay : Ayre hated earth ...
Page 6
... earth most heavenly to embrace , That same is Beautie , borne of heavenly race . For sure of all that in this mortall frame Contained is , nought more divine doth seeme , Or that resembleth more th ' immortall flame Of heavenly light ...
... earth most heavenly to embrace , That same is Beautie , borne of heavenly race . For sure of all that in this mortall frame Contained is , nought more divine doth seeme , Or that resembleth more th ' immortall flame Of heavenly light ...
Page 8
... earth doth ly . His dunghill thoughts , which do themselves enure To dirtie drosse , no higher dare aspyre , Ne can his feeble earthly eyes endure The flaming light of that celestiall fyre Which kindleth love in generous desyre , And ...
... earth doth ly . His dunghill thoughts , which do themselves enure To dirtie drosse , no higher dare aspyre , Ne can his feeble earthly eyes endure The flaming light of that celestiall fyre Which kindleth love in generous desyre , And ...
Page 9
... earth so heavenly to have seene His harts enshrined Saint , his heavens queene , Fairer then fairest , in his fayning eye , Whose sole aspect he counts felicitye . Then forth he casts in his unquiet thought , What he may do , her favour ...
... earth so heavenly to have seene His harts enshrined Saint , his heavens queene , Fairer then fairest , in his fayning eye , Whose sole aspect he counts felicitye . Then forth he casts in his unquiet thought , What he may do , her favour ...
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... 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 : That both to thee , to whom I meane it most , And eke to her , whose ...
... 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 : That both to thee , to whom I meane it most , And eke to her , whose ...
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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