The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5G. Bell, 1891 - Poetry |
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... glorie in his place : For farre unfit it is , that person bace 460 Should with vile cloaths approach Gods majestie , Whom no uncleannes may approachen nie ; Or that all men , which anie master serve , Good garments for their service ...
... glorie in his place : For farre unfit it is , that person bace 460 Should with vile cloaths approach Gods majestie , Whom no uncleannes may approachen nie ; Or that all men , which anie master serve , Good garments for their service ...
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... glorie and rash covetise : But first gan question , whether should assay Those royall ornaments to steale away ? 66 Marie , that shall your selfe , ( quoth he theretoo ) be fine and nimble it to doo ; For ye Of all the beasts , which in ...
... glorie and rash covetise : But first gan question , whether should assay Those royall ornaments to steale away ? 66 Marie , that shall your selfe , ( quoth he theretoo ) be fine and nimble it to doo ; For ye Of all the beasts , which in ...
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... glorie , fairest of all earthly thing ! Great Babylon her haughtie walls will praise , And sharped steeples high shot up in ayre ; Greece will the olde Ephesian buildings blaze , And Nylus nurslings their Pyramides faire ; The same yet ...
... glorie , fairest of all earthly thing ! Great Babylon her haughtie walls will praise , And sharped steeples high shot up in ayre ; Greece will the olde Ephesian buildings blaze , And Nylus nurslings their Pyramides faire ; The same yet ...
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... glorie triumpht over all : So did that haughtie front , which heaped was On these seven Romane hils , it selfe upreare Over the world , and lift her loftie face Against the heaven , that gan her force to feare . 13 But now these scorned ...
... glorie triumpht over all : So did that haughtie front , which heaped was On these seven Romane hils , it selfe upreare Over the world , and lift her loftie face Against the heaven , that gan her force to feare . 13 But now these scorned ...
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... glorie to 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 ...
... glorie to 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 ...
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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