The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5G. Bell, 1891 - Poetry |
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... wondrous well ; And would ye not poore fellowship expell , My selfe would offer you t ' accompanie In this adventures chauncefull jeopardie : 70 83 90 For to wexe olde at home in idlenesse Is disadventrous MOTHER HUBBERDS TALE . 5.
... wondrous well ; And would ye not poore fellowship expell , My selfe would offer you t ' accompanie In this adventures chauncefull jeopardie : 70 83 90 For to wexe olde at home in idlenesse Is disadventrous MOTHER HUBBERDS TALE . 5.
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... wondrous sad ) Its an hard case , when men of good deserving Must either driven be perforce to sterving , Or asked for their pas by everie squib , That list at will them to revile or snib : And yet ( God wote ) small oddes I often see ...
... wondrous sad ) Its an hard case , when men of good deserving Must either driven be perforce to sterving , Or asked for their pas by everie squib , That list at will them to revile or snib : And yet ( God wote ) small oddes I often see ...
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... wondrous great , To feed mens soules , and hath an heavie threat . " " To feede mens soules ( quoth he ) is not in man ; For they must feed themselves , doo what we can . We are but charg'd to lay the meate before : Eate they that list ...
... wondrous great , To feed mens soules , and hath an heavie threat . " " To feede mens soules ( quoth he ) is not in man ; For they must feed themselves , doo what we can . We are but charg'd to lay the meate before : Eate they that list ...
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... wondrous stomack woxe , Strongly encorag'd by the crafty Foxe ; That King indeed himselfe he shortly thought , And all the Beasts him feared as they ought , And followed unto his palaice hye ; Where taking Conge , each one by and by ...
... wondrous stomack woxe , Strongly encorag'd by the crafty Foxe ; That King indeed himselfe he shortly thought , And all the Beasts him feared as they ought , And followed unto his palaice hye ; Where taking Conge , each one by and by ...
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... wondrous might , Did surely deeme the victorie his due : But seldome seene , forejudgement proveth true . 320 Then to her selfe she gives her Aegide shield , And steelhed speare , and morion on her hedd , Such as she oft is seene in ...
... wondrous might , Did surely deeme the victorie his due : But seldome seene , forejudgement proveth true . 320 Then to her selfe she gives her Aegide shield , And steelhed speare , and morion on her hedd , Such as she oft is seene in ...
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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