The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5G. Bell, 1891 - Poetry |
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Page 156
... fyre In my fraile spirit , by her from basenesse raysed ; That being now with her huge brightnesse dazed , Base thing I can no more endure to view , But , looking still on her , I stand amazed At wondrous sight of so celestiall hew . So ...
... fyre In my fraile spirit , by her from basenesse raysed ; That being now with her huge brightnesse dazed , Base thing I can no more endure to view , But , looking still on her , I stand amazed At wondrous sight of so celestiall hew . So ...
Page 158
... fyre ; But , when it once doth burne , it doth divide Great heat , and makes his flames to heaven aspire . So hard it is to kindle new desire In gentle brest , that shall endure for ever : Deepe is the wound , that dints the parts ...
... fyre ; But , when it once doth burne , it doth divide Great heat , and makes his flames to heaven aspire . So hard it is to kindle new desire In gentle brest , that shall endure for ever : Deepe is the wound , that dints the parts ...
Page 169
... fyre , On the Thessalian shore from him did flie ; For which the gods , in theyr revengefull yre , Did her transforme into a laurell tree . Then fly no more , fayre love , from Phebus chace , But in your brest his leafe and love embrace ...
... fyre , On the Thessalian shore from him did flie ; For which the gods , in theyr revengefull yre , Did her transforme into a laurell tree . Then fly no more , fayre love , from Phebus chace , But in your brest his leafe and love embrace ...
Page 170
... fyre : How comes it then that this her cold so great Is not dissolv'd through my so hot desyre , But harder growes the more I her intreat ? Or how comes it that my exceeding heat Is not delayd by her hart frosen cold ; But that I burne ...
... fyre : How comes it then that this her cold so great Is not dissolv'd through my so hot desyre , But harder growes the more I her intreat ? Or how comes it that my exceeding heat Is not delayd by her hart frosen cold ; But that I burne ...
Page 182
... fyre : Not ayre ; for she is not so light or rare : Not fyre ; for she doth friese with faint desire . Then needs another Element inquire Whereof she mote be made ; that is , the skye : For , to the heaven her haughty looks aspire ; And ...
... fyre : Not ayre ; for she is not so light or rare : Not fyre ; for she doth friese with faint desire . Then needs another Element inquire Whereof she mote be made ; that is , the skye : For , to the heaven her haughty looks aspire ; And ...
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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