The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5G. Bell, 1891 - Poetry |
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Page 45
... behold , 15 Now on these ashie tombes shew boldnesse vaine , And , conquer'd , dare the Conquerour disdaine . Ye pallid spirits , and ye ashie ghoasts , Which , joying in the brightnes of your day , [ boasts Brought foorth those signes ...
... behold , 15 Now on these ashie tombes shew boldnesse vaine , And , conquer'd , dare the Conquerour disdaine . Ye pallid spirits , and ye ashie ghoasts , Which , joying in the brightnes of your day , [ boasts Brought foorth those signes ...
Page 46
... behold the ruin'd pride Of these old Romane works , built with your hands , Now to become nought els but heaped sands ? Like as ye see the wrathfull Sea from farre In a great mountaine heap't with hideous noyse , Eftsoones of thousand ...
... behold the ruin'd pride Of these old Romane works , built with your hands , Now to become nought els but heaped sands ? Like as ye see the wrathfull Sea from farre In a great mountaine heap't with hideous noyse , Eftsoones of thousand ...
Page 50
... behold The antique pride which menaced the skie , These haughtie heapes , these palaces of olde , These wals , these arcks , these baths , these temples hie ; Judge , by these ample ruines vew , the rest The which injurious time hath ...
... behold The antique pride which menaced the skie , These haughtie heapes , these palaces of olde , These wals , these arcks , these baths , these temples hie ; Judge , by these ample ruines vew , the rest The which injurious time hath ...
Page 72
... behold , Whose backe was arm'd against the dint of With shields of brasse that shone like burnisht golde , And forkhed sting that death in it did beare , Strove with a Spider , his unequall peare , And bad defiance to his enemie : The ...
... behold , Whose backe was arm'd against the dint of With shields of brasse that shone like burnisht golde , And forkhed sting that death in it did beare , Strove with a Spider , his unequall peare , And bad defiance to his enemie : The ...
Page 76
... behold , An earthquake shooke the hill from lowest seat , And overthrew this frame with ruine great . Then did a sharped spyre of Diamond bright , Ten feete each way in square , appeare to mee , Justly proportion'd up unto his hight ...
... behold , An earthquake shooke the hill from lowest seat , And overthrew this frame with ruine great . Then did a sharped spyre of Diamond bright , Ten feete each way in square , appeare to mee , Justly proportion'd up unto his hight ...
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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