The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5G. Bell, 1891 - Poetry |
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... thing that is begun with reason Will come by readie meanes unto his end , But things miscounselled must needs miswend . Thus therefore I advize upon the case , That not to anie certaine trade or place , Nor anie man , we should our ...
... thing that is begun with reason Will come by readie meanes unto his end , But things miscounselled must needs miswend . Thus therefore I advize upon the case , That not to anie certaine trade or place , Nor anie man , we should our ...
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... things to say , 450 At morne and even , besides their Anthemes sweete , Their penie Masses , and their Complynes meete , Their Diriges , their Trentals , and their shrifts , Their memories , their singings , and their gifts . Now all ...
... things to say , 450 At morne and even , besides their Anthemes sweete , Their penie Masses , and their Complynes meete , Their Diriges , their Trentals , and their shrifts , Their memories , their singings , and their gifts . Now all ...
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... thing fained ought more warie bee . There thou must walke in sober gravitee , And seeme as saintlike as Saint Radegund : Fast much , pray oft , looke lowly on the ground , And unto everie one doo curtesie meeke : 480 490 These lookes ...
... thing fained ought more warie bee . There thou must walke in sober gravitee , And seeme as saintlike as Saint Radegund : Fast much , pray oft , looke lowly on the ground , And unto everie one doo curtesie meeke : 480 490 These lookes ...
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... thing that doth thy sorrow breed : For well I weene , thou canst not but envie My wealth , compar'd to thine owne miserie , That art so leane and meagre waxen late , That scarse thy legs uphold thy feeble gate . " 66 Ay me ! ( said then ...
... thing that doth thy sorrow breed : For well I weene , thou canst not but envie My wealth , compar'd to thine owne miserie , That art so leane and meagre waxen late , That scarse thy legs uphold thy feeble gate . " 66 Ay me ! ( said then ...
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... things may handle soe , That ye may better thrive than thousands moe . " " But ( said the Ape ) how shall we first come in , That after we may favour seeke to win ? " " How els ( said he ) but with a good bold face , And with big words ...
... things may handle soe , That ye may better thrive than thousands moe . " " But ( said the Ape ) how shall we first come in , That after we may favour seeke to win ? " " How els ( said he ) but with a good bold face , And with big words ...
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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