The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5G. Bell, 1891 - Poetry |
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Page 22
... gentle minde woulde bite his lip , To heare the Javell so good men to nip ; For , though the vulgar yeeld an open eare , And common Courtiers love to gybe and fleare At everie thing which they heare spoken ill , And the best speaches ...
... gentle minde woulde bite his lip , To heare the Javell so good men to nip ; For , though the vulgar yeeld an open eare , And common Courtiers love to gybe and fleare At everie thing which they heare spoken ill , And the best speaches ...
Page 23
... gentle sports , The joy of youth , himselfe he recomforts ; Or lastly , when the bodie list to pause , His minde unto the Muses he withdrawes : Sweete Ladie Muses , Ladies of delight , Delights of life , and ornaments of light ! With ...
... gentle sports , The joy of youth , himselfe he recomforts ; Or lastly , when the bodie list to pause , His minde unto the Muses he withdrawes : Sweete Ladie Muses , Ladies of delight , Delights of life , and ornaments of light ! With ...
Page 25
... gentle wits , and kindle wise desire , That chieflie doth each noble minde adorne , 830 Then he would scoffe at learning , and eke scorne The Sectaries thereof , as people base And simple men , which never came in place Of worlds ...
... gentle wits , and kindle wise desire , That chieflie doth each noble minde adorne , 830 Then he would scoffe at learning , and eke scorne The Sectaries thereof , as people base And simple men , which never came in place Of worlds ...
Page 31
... Ape prostrate , Who , gently to them bowing in his gate , Receyved them with chearefull entertayne . Thenceforth proceeding with his princely trayne , 1070 108c He shortly met the Tygre , and the Bore , MOTHER HUBBERDS TALE . 31.
... Ape prostrate , Who , gently to them bowing in his gate , Receyved them with chearefull entertayne . Thenceforth proceeding with his princely trayne , 1070 108c He shortly met the Tygre , and the Bore , MOTHER HUBBERDS TALE . 31.
Page 58
... gentle calme the world had quieted , And high in heaven Hyperion's fierie childe Ascending did his beames abroad dispred , Whiles all the heavens on lower creatures smilde , Yong Clarion , with vauntfull lustie head , After his guize ...
... gentle calme the world had quieted , And high in heaven Hyperion's fierie childe Ascending did his beames abroad dispred , Whiles all the heavens on lower creatures smilde , Yong Clarion , with vauntfull lustie head , After his guize ...
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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