The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: With Memoir and Critical Dissertations, Volume 1W.P. Nimmo, 1868 - English poetry |
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... hath ensampled a good governor and a virtuous man , the one in his Ilias , the other in his Odysseis ; then Virgil , whose like intention was to do in the person of Æneas ; after him Ariosto comprised them both in his Orlando ; and ...
... hath ensampled a good governor and a virtuous man , the one in his Ilias , the other in his Odysseis ; then Virgil , whose like intention was to do in the person of Æneas ; after him Ariosto comprised them both in his Orlando ; and ...
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... hath bred ; Which , being through long wars left almost waste , With brutish barbarism is overspread : And , in so faire a land as may be redd , 2 Not one Parnassus , nor one Helicon , Left for sweet Muses to be harboured , But where ...
... hath bred ; Which , being through long wars left almost waste , With brutish barbarism is overspread : And , in so faire a land as may be redd , 2 Not one Parnassus , nor one Helicon , Left for sweet Muses to be harboured , But where ...
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... hath writ her own record In golden verse , worthy immortal fame : Thou much more fit ( were leisure to the same ) Thy gracious Soverain's praises to compile , And her imperial Majesty to frame In lofty numbers and heroic style ...
... hath writ her own record In golden verse , worthy immortal fame : Thou much more fit ( were leisure to the same ) Thy gracious Soverain's praises to compile , And her imperial Majesty to frame In lofty numbers and heroic style ...
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... Hath fill'd sad Belgic with victorious spoil ; In France and Ireland left a famous gage ; 3 And lately shakt the Lusitanian soil . Sith then each where thou hast dispread thy fame , Love him that hath eternizéd your name . E. S. 1 ...
... Hath fill'd sad Belgic with victorious spoil ; In France and Ireland left a famous gage ; 3 And lately shakt the Lusitanian soil . Sith then each where thou hast dispread thy fame , Love him that hath eternizéd your name . E. S. 1 ...
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... wretched state , You , whom my hard avenging destiny Hath made judge of my life or death indifferently : 3 Then . 4 5 Subdue . 6 I deserve to die . LII . Your own dear sake forc'd me at first C. I. 35 THE FAERIE QUEENE .
... wretched state , You , whom my hard avenging destiny Hath made judge of my life or death indifferently : 3 Then . 4 5 Subdue . 6 I deserve to die . LII . Your own dear sake forc'd me at first C. I. 35 THE FAERIE QUEENE .
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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...