The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5G. Bell, 1891 - Poetry |
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... mightie powre Tam'd all the world , hath tam'd herselfe at last ; The pray of time , which all things doth devowre ! Rome now of Rome is th ' onely funerall , And onely Rome of Rome hath victorie ; Ne ought save Tyber hastning to his ...
... mightie powre Tam'd all the world , hath tam'd herselfe at last ; The pray of time , which all things doth devowre ! Rome now of Rome is th ' onely funerall , And onely Rome of Rome hath victorie ; Ne ought save Tyber hastning to his ...
Page 57
... mightie ones of great estate , Drawne into armes , and proofe of mortall fight , Through prowd ambition and hartswelling hate , Whilest neither could the others greater might And sdeignfull scorne endure ; that from small jarre Their ...
... mightie ones of great estate , Drawne into armes , and proofe of mortall fight , Through prowd ambition and hartswelling hate , Whilest neither could the others greater might And sdeignfull scorne endure ; that from small jarre Their ...
Page 71
... mightie Crocodile , That , cram'd with guiltles blood and greedie pray Of wretched people travailing that way , Thought all things lesse than his disdainfull pride . I saw a little Bird , cal'd Tedula , 3 The least of thousands which on ...
... mightie Crocodile , That , cram'd with guiltles blood and greedie pray Of wretched people travailing that way , Thought all things lesse than his disdainfull pride . I saw a little Bird , cal'd Tedula , 3 The least of thousands which on ...
Page 76
... mightie Emperour : Upon foure corners of the base were pight , To beare the frame , foure great Lyons of gold ; A worthy tombe for such a worthy wight . Alas ! this world doth nought but grievance hold . I saw a tempest from the heaven ...
... mightie Emperour : Upon foure corners of the base were pight , To beare the frame , foure great Lyons of gold ; A worthy tombe for such a worthy wight . Alas ! this world doth nought but grievance hold . I saw a tempest from the heaven ...
Page 93
... mightie stones , the which encomber might 150 His passage , and his water - courses spill . So of a River , which he was of old , He none was made , but scattred all to nought ; And , lost emong those rocks into him rold , Did lose his ...
... mightie stones , the which encomber might 150 His passage , and his water - courses spill . So of a River , which he was of old , He none was made , but scattred all to nought ; And , lost emong those rocks into him rold , Did lose his ...
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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