The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5G. Bell, 1891 - Poetry |
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... earth plague , pestilence , and death , Emongst the rest a wicked maladie Raign'd emongst men , that manie did to die , Depriv'd of sense and ordinarie reason , That it to Leaches seemed strange and geason . My fortune was , mongst ...
... earth plague , pestilence , and death , Emongst the rest a wicked maladie Raign'd emongst men , that manie did to die , Depriv'd of sense and ordinarie reason , That it to Leaches seemed strange and geason . My fortune was , mongst ...
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... earth remaines , And troubled kingdome of wilde beasts behelde , Whom not their kindly Sovereigne did welde , But an usurping Ape , with guile suborn'd , Had all subverst , he sdeignfully it scorn'd In his great heart , and hardly did ...
... earth remaines , And troubled kingdome of wilde beasts behelde , Whom not their kindly Sovereigne did welde , But an usurping Ape , with guile suborn'd , Had all subverst , he sdeignfully it scorn'd In his great heart , and hardly did ...
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... earth in roundnesse compassing ; 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 ...
... earth in roundnesse compassing ; 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 ...
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... earth join'd to the heaven hie ; To th ' end that , having all parts in their power , Nought from the Romane Empire might be quight ; And that though time doth Commonwealths devowre , Yet no time should so low embase their hight , That ...
... earth join'd to the heaven hie ; To th ' end that , having all parts in their power , Nought from the Romane Empire might be quight ; And that though time doth Commonwealths devowre , Yet no time should so low embase their hight , That ...
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... earth Heapt hils on hils to scale the starrie skie , And fight against the Gods of heavenly berth , Whiles Jove at them his thunderbolts let flie , All suddenly with lightning overthrowne , The furious squadrons downe to ground did fall ...
... earth Heapt hils on hils to scale the starrie skie , And fight against the Gods of heavenly berth , Whiles Jove at them his thunderbolts let flie , All suddenly with lightning overthrowne , The furious squadrons downe to ground did fall ...
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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