The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5G. Bell, 1891 - Poetry |
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... Alcyon bent to mourne , Though fit to frame an everlasting dittie , 370 380 390 Whose gentle spright for Daphnes death doth tourn Sweet layes of love to endlesse plaints of pittie . Ah ! pensive boy , pursue that brave conceipt , In thy ...
... Alcyon bent to mourne , Though fit to frame an everlasting dittie , 370 380 390 Whose gentle spright for Daphnes death doth tourn Sweet layes of love to endlesse plaints of pittie . Ah ! pensive boy , pursue that brave conceipt , In thy ...
Page 257
... Alcyon , whose empierced brest Sharpe sorrowe did in thousand peeces rive . 10 But who so else in pleasure findeth sense , Or in this wretched life dooth take delight , Let him be banisht farre away from hence ; Ne let the sacred ...
... Alcyon , whose empierced brest Sharpe sorrowe did in thousand peeces rive . 10 But who so else in pleasure findeth sense , Or in this wretched life dooth take delight , Let him be banisht farre away from hence ; Ne let the sacred ...
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... Alcyon ! There withall He lookt a side as in disdainefull wise , Yet stayed not , till I againe did call : Then , turning back , he saide , with hollow sound , " Who is it that dooth name me , wofull thrall , 60 The wretchedst man that ...
... Alcyon ! There withall He lookt a side as in disdainefull wise , Yet stayed not , till I againe did call : Then , turning back , he saide , with hollow sound , " Who is it that dooth name me , wofull thrall , 60 The wretchedst man that ...
Page 264
... Alcyon ! ah , my first and latest love ! 250 260 ' Ah ! why does my Alcyon weepe and mourne 264 DAPHNAIDA .
... Alcyon ! ah , my first and latest love ! 250 260 ' Ah ! why does my Alcyon weepe and mourne 264 DAPHNAIDA .
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... Alcyon then so sore lament " That I from miserie shall be releast , ' And freed from wretched long imprisonment ? ' Our daies are full of dolour and disease ' Our life afflicted with incessant paine , ' That nought on earth may lessen ...
... Alcyon then so sore lament " That I from miserie shall be releast , ' And freed from wretched long imprisonment ? ' Our daies are full of dolour and disease ' Our life afflicted with incessant paine , ' That nought on earth may lessen ...
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Alcyon Arthur Gorges aspyre Astrophel Astrophill beames beasts beautie behold bowre brest bright celestiall Colin cruell Cynthia dart dayes deare death delight devize dight doth dreadfull earth eccho ring EDMUND SPENSER eternall eyes faire fairest farre fayre feare flie flowres Foxe fyre gentle glorie glorious Gods goodly grace griefe grone happie hart hast hath heart heaven heavenly hight himselfe honour immortall Jove light live Lord LYCON lyke mightie mourne Muse mynd never night noble nought Nymphes paine peerlesse price plaine pleasure powre praise prayses pride quoth rest Rome scorne seeke seem'd shepheards shew shyning sight sing Sith skie song SONNET sorrow soule spide spoyle spright Sunne sweet thee thereof theyr things thought trew unto vaine Venus vertue weene weepe Whilest wight wings wize wondrous wont woods worthie wretched