The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5G. Bell, 1891 |
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... passe I will devise A pasport for us both in fittest wize , And by the names of Souldiers us protect : That now is thought a civile begging sect . Be you the Souldier , for you likest are For manly semblance , and small skill in warre ...
... passe I will devise A pasport for us both in fittest wize , And by the names of Souldiers us protect : That now is thought a civile begging sect . Be you the Souldier , for you likest are For manly semblance , and small skill in warre ...
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... passe or leave ; But ran away in his rent rags by night , Ne ever stayd in place , ne spake to wight , Till that the Foxe , his copesmate he had found , To whome complayning his unhappy stound , At last againe with him in travell joynd ...
... passe or leave ; But ran away in his rent rags by night , Ne ever stayd in place , ne spake to wight , Till that the Foxe , his copesmate he had found , To whome complayning his unhappy stound , At last againe with him in travell joynd ...
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... passe the Fiaunt . All offices , all leases by him lept , 1140 1150 And of them all whatso he likte he kept . Justice he solde injustice for to buy , And for to purchase for his progeny . Ill might it prosper that ill gotten was ; But ...
... passe the Fiaunt . All offices , all leases by him lept , 1140 1150 And of them all whatso he likte he kept . Justice he solde injustice for to buy , And for to purchase for his progeny . Ill might it prosper that ill gotten was ; But ...
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... passe , The lowest earth join'd to the heaven hie ; To th ' end that , having all parts in their power , Nought from the Romane Empire might be quight ; And that though time doth Commonwealths devowre , Yet no time should so low embase ...
... passe , The lowest earth join'd to the heaven hie ; To th ' end that , having all parts in their power , Nought from the Romane Empire might be quight ; And that though time doth Commonwealths devowre , Yet no time should so low embase ...
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... passe the foord Which is in Winter lord of all the plaine , And with his tumbling streames doth beare aboord The ploughmans hope and shepheards labour vaine ; And as the coward beasts use to despise The noble Lion after his lives end ...
... passe the foord Which is in Winter lord of all the plaine , And with his tumbling streames doth beare aboord The ploughmans hope and shepheards labour vaine ; And as the coward beasts use to despise The noble Lion after his lives end ...
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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