The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5G. Bell, 1891 - Poetry |
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Page 41
... skies : Upon her head he heapt Mount Saturnal , Upon her bellie th ' antique Palatine , Upon her stomacke laid Mount Quirinal , On her left hand the noysome Esquiline , And Cælian on the right ; but both her feete Mount Viminall and ...
... skies : Upon her head he heapt Mount Saturnal , Upon her bellie th ' antique Palatine , Upon her stomacke laid Mount Quirinal , On her left hand the noysome Esquiline , And Cælian on the right ; but both her feete Mount Viminall and ...
Page 42
... skie , That you to see doth th ' heaven it selfe appall ; Alas ! by little ye to nothing flie , The peoples fable , and the spoyle of all : And though your frames do for a time make warre Gainst time , yet time in time shall ruinate 6 ...
... skie , That you to see doth th ' heaven it selfe appall ; Alas ! by little ye to nothing flie , The peoples fable , and the spoyle of all : And though your frames do for a time make warre Gainst time , yet time in time shall ruinate 6 ...
Page 44
... skie , And fight against the Gods of heavenly berth , Whiles Jove at them his thunderbolts let flie , All suddenly with lightning overthrowne , The furious squadrons downe to ground did fall , That th ' earth under her childrens weight ...
... skie , And fight against the Gods of heavenly berth , Whiles Jove at them his thunderbolts let flie , All suddenly with lightning overthrowne , The furious squadrons downe to ground did fall , That th ' earth under her childrens weight ...
Page 46
... skie , Eftsoones having his wide wings spent in wast , To stop his wearie cariere suddenly : And as ye see huge flames spred diverslie , Gathered in one up to the heavens to spyre , Eftsoones consum'd to fall downe feebily , So whilom ...
... skie , Eftsoones having his wide wings spent in wast , To stop his wearie cariere suddenly : And as ye see huge flames spred diverslie , Gathered in one up to the heavens to spyre , Eftsoones consum'd to fall downe feebily , So whilom ...
Page 50
... skie , These haughtie heapes , these palaces of olde , These wals , these arcks , these baths , these temples hie ; Judge , by these ample ruines vew , the rest The which injurious time hath quite outworne , Since of all workmen helde ...
... skie , These haughtie heapes , these palaces of olde , These wals , these arcks , these baths , these temples hie ; Judge , by these ample ruines vew , the rest The which injurious time hath quite outworne , Since of all workmen helde ...
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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