The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5G. Bell, 1891 - Poetry |
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Page 45
... shepheards labour vaine ; And as the coward beasts use to despise The noble Lion after his lives end , Whetting their teeth , and with vaine foolhardise Daring the foe that cannot him defend : And as at Troy most dastards of the Greekes ...
... shepheards labour vaine ; And as the coward beasts use to despise The noble Lion after his lives end , Whetting their teeth , and with vaine foolhardise Daring the foe that cannot him defend : And as at Troy most dastards of the Greekes ...
Page 47
... shepheards cottages somewhile . Then tooke the shepheards Kingly ornament , And the stout hynde arm'd his right hand with steele : Eftsoones their rule of yearely Presidents Grew great , and sixe months greater a great deele ; Which ...
... shepheards cottages somewhile . Then tooke the shepheards Kingly ornament , And the stout hynde arm'd his right hand with steele : Eftsoones their rule of yearely Presidents Grew great , and sixe months greater a great deele ; Which ...
Page 88
... wide open to carpe at and misconstrue my simple meaning . I pray con- tinually for your happinesse . From my house of Kilcolman , the 27. of December . 1591 . Yours ever humbly . ED . SP . COLIN CLOUTS COME HOME AGAIN . HE shepheards boy (
... wide open to carpe at and misconstrue my simple meaning . I pray con- tinually for your happinesse . From my house of Kilcolman , the 27. of December . 1591 . Yours ever humbly . ED . SP . COLIN CLOUTS COME HOME AGAIN . HE shepheards boy (
Page 89
... shepheard dearest in degree , Hight Hobbinol ) gan thus to him areed . 66 Colin , my liefe , my life , how great a losse Had all the shepheards nation by thy lacke ; And I , poore swaine , of many , greatest crosse ! That sith thy Muse ...
... shepheard dearest in degree , Hight Hobbinol ) gan thus to him areed . 66 Colin , my liefe , my life , how great a losse Had all the shepheards nation by thy lacke ; And I , poore swaine , of many , greatest crosse ! That sith thy Muse ...
Page 90
... shepheard gently answered thus⚫ " Hobbin , thou temptest me to that I covet ; For of good passed newly to discus ... shepheards , to my song . " With that they all gan throng about him neare , With hungrie eares to heare his harmonie ...
... shepheard gently answered thus⚫ " Hobbin , thou temptest me to that I covet ; For of good passed newly to discus ... shepheards , to my song . " With that they all gan throng about him neare , With hungrie eares to heare his harmonie ...
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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