The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5G. Bell, 1891 - Poetry |
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... dayes . This yron world ( that same he weeping sayes ) Brings downe the stowtest hearts to lowest state ; For miserie doth bravest mindes abate , 260 And make them seeke for that they wont to scorne , Of fortune and of hope at once ...
... dayes . This yron world ( that same he weeping sayes ) Brings downe the stowtest hearts to lowest state ; For miserie doth bravest mindes abate , 260 And make them seeke for that they wont to scorne , Of fortune and of hope at once ...
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... dayes , ne halfe so streight and sore . They whilome used duly everie day Their service and their holie things to say , 450 At morne and even , besides their Anthemes sweete , Their penie Masses , and their Complynes meete , Their ...
... dayes , ne halfe so streight and sore . They whilome used duly everie day Their service and their holie things to say , 450 At morne and even , besides their Anthemes sweete , Their penie Masses , and their Complynes meete , Their ...
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... dayes , Not so much for to gaine , or for to raise Himselfe to high degree , as for his grace , And in his liking to winne worthie place , Through due deserts and comely carriage In whatso please employ his personage , That may be ...
... dayes , Not so much for to gaine , or for to raise Himselfe to high degree , as for his grace , And in his liking to winne worthie place , Through due deserts and comely carriage In whatso please employ his personage , That may be ...
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... sue for had ywist , That few have found , and manie one hath mist ! Full little knowest thou , that hast not tride . What hell it is in suing long to bide : To loose good dayes , that might be better spent 26 MOTHER HUBBERDS TALE .
... sue for had ywist , That few have found , and manie one hath mist ! Full little knowest thou , that hast not tride . What hell it is in suing long to bide : To loose good dayes , that might be better spent 26 MOTHER HUBBERDS TALE .
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Edmund Spenser John Payne Collier. To loose good dayes , that might be better spent ; To wast long nights in pensive discontent ; To speed to day , to be put back to morrow ; To feed on hope , to pine with feare and sorrow ; 900 To have ...
Edmund Spenser John Payne Collier. To loose good dayes , that might be better spent ; To wast long nights in pensive discontent ; To speed to day , to be put back to morrow ; To feed on hope , to pine with feare and sorrow ; 900 To have ...
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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