The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5G. Bell, 1891 - Poetry |
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... heaven , whence she was first conceived , Into her silver bowre the Sunne received ; And the hot Syrian Dog on him awayting , After the chafed Lyons cruell bayting , Corrupted had th ' ayre with his noysome breath , And powr'd on th ...
... heaven , whence she was first conceived , Into her silver bowre the Sunne received ; And the hot Syrian Dog on him awayting , After the chafed Lyons cruell bayting , Corrupted had th ' ayre with his noysome breath , And powr'd on th ...
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... heavens windowes forth to looke , Both their habiliments unto them tooke , And put themselves ( a Gods name ) on their way ; Whenas the Ape , beginning well to wey This hard adventure , thus began t ' advise . " Now read , Sir Reynold ...
... heavens windowes forth to looke , Both their habiliments unto them tooke , And put themselves ( a Gods name ) on their way ; Whenas the Ape , beginning well to wey This hard adventure , thus began t ' advise . " Now read , Sir Reynold ...
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... heavens portracture . But tidings there is none , I you assure , Save that which common is , and knowne to all , That Courtiers , as the tide , doo rise and fall . " " But tell us ( said the Ape ) we doo you pray , Who now in Court doth ...
... heavens portracture . But tidings there is none , I you assure , Save that which common is , and knowne to all , That Courtiers , as the tide , doo rise and fall . " " But tell us ( said the Ape ) we doo you pray , Who now in Court doth ...
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... heavens continuall course , Of forreine lands , of people different , Of kingdomes change , of divers gouvernment , Of dreadfull battailes of renowmed Knights ; With which he kindleth his ambitious sprights To like desire and praise of ...
... heavens continuall course , Of forreine lands , of people different , Of kingdomes change , of divers gouvernment , Of dreadfull battailes of renowmed Knights ; With which he kindleth his ambitious sprights To like desire and praise of ...
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... that stir'd him by , And everie stick that underneath did ly . Upon his tiptoes nicely he up went , For making noyse , and still his eare he lent 1010 To everie sound that under heaven blew ; Now went MOTHER HUBBERDS TALE . 29.
... that stir'd him by , And everie stick that underneath did ly . Upon his tiptoes nicely he up went , For making noyse , and still his eare he lent 1010 To everie sound that under heaven blew ; Now went MOTHER HUBBERDS TALE . 29.
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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