The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: With Memoir and Critical Dissertations, Volume 1J. Nichol, 1859 |
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... forces in the Netherlands . Burbon is Henry the Fourth of France , Fleurdelis is the French crown , and his throwing away his shield is his change of religion in the year 1593. Sergis , according to some , is Sir Francis Walsingham ...
... forces in the Netherlands . Burbon is Henry the Fourth of France , Fleurdelis is the French crown , and his throwing away his shield is his change of religion in the year 1593. Sergis , according to some , is Sir Francis Walsingham ...
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... force to learn ; Upon his foe , a Dragon horrible and stern . IV . A lovely Lady rode him fair beside , Upon a lowly ass more white than snow ; Yet she much whiter ; but the same did hide Under a veil , that wimpled3 was full low ; And ...
... force to learn ; Upon his foe , a Dragon horrible and stern . IV . A lovely Lady rode him fair beside , Upon a lowly ass more white than snow ; Yet she much whiter ; but the same did hide Under a veil , that wimpled3 was full low ; And ...
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... forces high above the ground : Tho , wrapping up her wreathed stern9 around , Leapt fierce upon his shield , and her huge train 10 Tail . All suddenly about his body wound , That hand or foot to stir he strove in vain . God help the man ...
... forces high above the ground : Tho , wrapping up her wreathed stern9 around , Leapt fierce upon his shield , and her huge train 10 Tail . All suddenly about his body wound , That hand or foot to stir he strove in vain . God help the man ...
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... force , got one hand free , Wherewith he gript her gorge2 with so great pain , That soon to loose her wicked bands ... forces fail , ne7 can no longer fight . Whose courage when the Fiend perceived to shrink , She poured forth out of her ...
... force , got one hand free , Wherewith he gript her gorge2 with so great pain , That soon to loose her wicked bands ... forces fail , ne7 can no longer fight . Whose courage when the Fiend perceived to shrink , She poured forth out of her ...
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... force , That from her body , full of filthy sin , He raft her hateful head without remorse : A stream of coal - black blood forth gushed from her corse . XXV . Her scatter'd brood , soon as their parent dear They saw so rudely falling ...
... force , That from her body , full of filthy sin , He raft her hateful head without remorse : A stream of coal - black blood forth gushed from her corse . XXV . Her scatter'd brood , soon as their parent dear They saw so rudely falling ...
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Acrasia adventures Archimago arms beast behold Belphoebe blood bold brought Canto courage courser cruel Cymochles dame deadly dear death delight diately dismay'd dost doth dread EDMUND SPENSER 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 Ne¹ never nigh noble nought pain Phlegethon pity praise prince proud Pyrochles quake quoth rage Redcross Knight Right Honourable rudely seem'd shame shield sight Sir Guyon sire Sith soon sore sorrow spear Spenser sprite stay'd steed stroke strong sweet thee Therewith thou unto vile wand'ring warlike weary ween whenas wight wise woeful wondrous wont wound wrath wretched XXVIII XXXII
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Page 4 - I have followed all the antique Poets historicall ; first Homere, who in the Persons of Agamemnon and Ulysses hath ensampled a good governour and a vertuous man, the one in his Ilias, the other in his Odysseis : then Virgil, whose like intention was to doe in the person of...
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 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 101 - And all the way their merry pipes they sound, That all the woods with double eccho ring, And with their horned feet do weare the ground, Leaping like wanton kids in pleasant spring. So towards old Sylvanus they her bring...
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 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 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...
Page 32 - Morpheus house doth hastily repaire. Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth never peepe...
Page 209 - They all perfumde with frankincense divine, And precious odours fetcht from far away, That all the house did sweat with great aray: And all the while sweete...
Page 2 - Elizabeth by the Grace of God Queen of England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith &c.