The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: With Memoir and Critical Dissertations, Volume 1W.P. Nimmo, 1868 - English poetry |
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... fell not all to ground ; For all so dear , as life is to my heart , I deem your love , and hold me to you bound : Ne1 let vain fears procure your needless smart , Where cause is none ; but to your rest depart . ' Not all content , yet ...
... fell not all to ground ; For all so dear , as life is to my heart , I deem your love , and hold me to you bound : Ne1 let vain fears procure your needless smart , Where cause is none ; but to your rest depart . ' Not all content , yet ...
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... fell ; That of himself he oft for fear would quake , And oft would fly away . O who can tell The hidden power of herbs , and might of magic spell ! XI . But now seem'd best the person to put on Of that good Knight , his late beguiled ...
... fell ; That of himself he oft for fear would quake , And oft would fly away . O who can tell The hidden power of herbs , and might of magic spell ! XI . But now seem'd best the person to put on Of that good Knight , his late beguiled ...
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... fell and furious , That , daunted with their forces hideous , Their steeds do stagger , and amazéd stand ; And eke themselves , too rudely rigorous , Astonied with the stroke of their own hand , Do back rebut , and each to other ...
... fell and furious , That , daunted with their forces hideous , Their steeds do stagger , and amazéd stand ; And eke themselves , too rudely rigorous , Astonied with the stroke of their own hand , Do back rebut , and each to other ...
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... fell from high honour's stair Into the hands of his accursed fone , 2 And cruelly was slain ; that shall I ever moan ! XXIV . " His blessed body , spoil'd of lively breath , Was afterward , I know not how , convey'd , And from me hid ...
... fell from high honour's stair Into the hands of his accursed fone , 2 And cruelly was slain ; that shall I ever moan ! XXIV . " His blessed body , spoil'd of lively breath , Was afterward , I know not how , convey'd , And from me hid ...
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... fell his angry mood . At last , in close heart shutting up her pain , Arose the virgin born of heav'nly brood , And to her snowy palfrey got again , To seek her strayéd champion if she might attain . IX . The lion would not leave her ...
... fell his angry mood . At last , in close heart shutting up her pain , Arose the virgin born of heav'nly brood , And to her snowy palfrey got again , To seek her strayéd champion if she might attain . IX . The lion would not leave her ...
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Acrasia adventures Archimago arms arrivéd beast behold Belphoebe blood bold brought Canto chanc'd courage courser cruel Cymochles dame deadly dear death delight diately dismay'd dost doth dread Elfin Knight ensample evermore eyes Faerie Queene Faery Knight fair fair lady fast fear feeble fell fierce fight flames foul gentle goodly grace grief ground guile hand haste hath heart heaven heavenly honour House of Pride Imme knighthood lady late light living lord mighty naught never nigh noble pain Phlegethon pity pow'r prince proud Pyrochles quoth rage Redcross Knight Right Honourable rudely Satyrs seem'd shame shield sight Sir Guyon sire Sith soon sore sorrow spear Spenser sprite stay'd steed stroke strong sweet thee Therewith thou thrall unto vile wand'ring warlike weary ween whenas wight wise woeful wondrous wont wound wrath wretched XXVIII XXXII
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Page 20 - 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 3 - Queene, being a continued allegory, or darke conceit, I have thought good, as well for avoyding of gealous opinions and misconstructions, as also for your better light in reading thereof (being so by you commanded), to discover unto you the general intention and meaning, which in the whole course thereof I have fashioned, without expressing of any particular purposes, or by-accidents therein occasioned.
Page 211 - But let that man with better sence advize, That of the world least part to us is red; And daily how through hardy enterprize Many great Regions are discovered, Which to late age were never mentioned. Who ever heard of th
Page 29 - Simple in shew, and voide of malice bad, And all the way he prayed, as he went, And often knockt his brest, as one that did repent.
Page 169 - She was a woman in her freshest age, Of wondrous beauty, and of bounty rare, With goodly grace and comely personage...
Page 22 - Joying to hear the birds' sweet harmony, Which therein shrouded from the tempest dread, Seem'd in their song to scorn the cruel sky. Much can they praise the trees so straight and high, The sailing Pine, the Cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop Elm, the Poplar never dry, The builder Oak, sole king of forests all, The Aspen good for staves, the Cypress funeral...
Page 121 - Upon the top of all his loftie crest, A bunch of haires discolourd diversly, With sprincled pearle, and gold full richly drest, Did shake, and seemd to daunce for jollity; Like to an almond tree ymounted hye On top of greene Selinis all alone, With blossoms brave bedecked daintily; Whose tender locks do tremble every one At every little breath, that under heaven is blowne.
Page 291 - Was overcome of thing that did him please ; So pleased did his wrathfull purpose faire appease. Thus when shee had his eyes and sences fed With...
Page 52 - As the great eye of heaven, shined bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place: Did never mortal eye behold such heavenly grace. It fortuned...
Page 290 - It was a chosen plott of fertile land, Emongst wide waves sett, like a little nest, As if it had by Natures cunning hand Bene choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best...