The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5G. Bell, 1891 - Poetry |
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... woods , which he did lately fell , Or corne , or cattle , or such other ware , Thereby to coosin men not well aware : Of all the which there came a secret fee , To th ' Ape , that he his countenaunce might bee . Besides all this , he us ...
... woods , which he did lately fell , Or corne , or cattle , or such other ware , Thereby to coosin men not well aware : Of all the which there came a secret fee , To th ' Ape , that he his countenaunce might bee . Besides all this , he us ...
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... , the terror of the wood , Wherewith we may our selves ( if we thinke good ) 970 Make Kings of Beasts , and Lords of forests all Subject unto that powre imperiall . " " Ah ! but ( sayd the Ape ) who 28 MOTHER HUBBERDS TALE .
... , the terror of the wood , Wherewith we may our selves ( if we thinke good ) 970 Make Kings of Beasts , and Lords of forests all Subject unto that powre imperiall . " " Ah ! but ( sayd the Ape ) who 28 MOTHER HUBBERDS TALE .
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... he came unto his mansion , Where all the gates he found fast lockt anon , And manie warders round about them stood : With that he roar'd alowd , as he were wood , 1350 That all the Pallace quaked at the stound , As 38 MOTHER HUBBERDS TALE .
... he came unto his mansion , Where all the gates he found fast lockt anon , And manie warders round about them stood : With that he roar'd alowd , as he were wood , 1350 That all the Pallace quaked at the stound , As 38 MOTHER HUBBERDS TALE .
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... woods , the rivers , and the medowes green , With his aire - cutting wings he measured wide , Ne did he leave the mountaines bare unseene , Nor the ranke grassie fennes delights untride . But none of these , how ever sweete they beene ...
... woods , the rivers , and the medowes green , With his aire - cutting wings he measured wide , Ne did he leave the mountaines bare unseene , Nor the ranke grassie fennes delights untride . But none of these , how ever sweete they beene ...
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... wood , Having his hunger throughly satisfide With pray of beasts and spoyle of living blood , Safe in his dreadles den him thought to hide : His sternesse was his prayse , his strength his pride , And all his glory in his cruell clawes ...
... wood , Having his hunger throughly satisfide With pray of beasts and spoyle of living blood , Safe in his dreadles den him thought to hide : His sternesse was his prayse , his strength his pride , And all his glory in his cruell clawes ...
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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