The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5G. Bell, 1891 - Poetry |
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... Jove , in whose almightie hand The care of Kings and power of Empires stand , Sitting one day within his turret hye , From whence he vewes , with his blacklidded eye , Whatso the heaven in his wide vawte containes , And all that in the ...
... Jove , in whose almightie hand The care of Kings and power of Empires stand , Sitting one day within his turret hye , From whence he vewes , with his blacklidded eye , Whatso the heaven in his wide vawte containes , And all that in the ...
Page 41
... Jove fearing , least if she should greater growe , The old Giants should once againe uprise , Her whelm'd with hills , these seven hils , which be nowe Tombes of her greatnes which did threate the skies : Upon her head he heapt Mount ...
... Jove fearing , least if she should greater growe , The old Giants should once againe uprise , Her whelm'd with hills , these seven hils , which be nowe Tombes of her greatnes which did threate the skies : Upon her head he heapt Mount ...
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... Jove his sire , Should boast himselfe of the Romane Empire , II 12 Like as whilome the children of the earth Heapt hils on hils to scale the starrie skie , And fight against the Gods of heavenly berth , Whiles Jove at them his ...
... Jove his sire , Should boast himselfe of the Romane Empire , II 12 Like as whilome the children of the earth Heapt hils on hils to scale the starrie skie , And fight against the Gods of heavenly berth , Whiles Jove at them his ...
Page 65
... Jove did abuse Europa like a Bull , and on his backe Her through the sea did beare ; so lively seene , That it true Sea , and true Bull , ye would weene . 280 Shee seem'd still backe unto the land to looke , And her play - fellowes aide ...
... Jove did abuse Europa like a Bull , and on his backe Her through the sea did beare ; so lively seene , That it true Sea , and true Bull , ye would weene . 280 Shee seem'd still backe unto the land to looke , And her play - fellowes aide ...
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... Jove above them all , By his great lookes and power Imperiall . 310 Before them stands the God of Seas in place , Clayming that sea - coast Citie as his right , And strikes the rockes with his three - forked mace ; Whenceforth issues a ...
... Jove above them all , By his great lookes and power Imperiall . 310 Before them stands the God of Seas in place , Clayming that sea - coast Citie as his right , And strikes the rockes with his three - forked mace ; Whenceforth issues a ...
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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