The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: In Five Volumes, Volume 5Little, 1842 |
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... things , and afterwards adverts to the death of the Earl of Leicester . the commendation of this nobleman and his family , the poem is , in fact , especially devoted . The general subject is undoubtedly a fine one , but the poet has ...
... things , and afterwards adverts to the death of the Earl of Leicester . the commendation of this nobleman and his family , the poem is , in fact , especially devoted . The general subject is undoubtedly a fine one , but the poet has ...
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... things highest placed , So soone as Fates their vitall thred have shorne , Forgotten quite as they were never borne . " It is not long , since these two eyes beheld A mightie Prince , of most renowmed race , Whom England high in count ...
... things highest placed , So soone as Fates their vitall thred have shorne , Forgotten quite as they were never borne . " It is not long , since these two eyes beheld A mightie Prince , of most renowmed race , Whom England high in count ...
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... thing , And vainly thinke your selves halfe happie then , When painted faces with smooth flattering Doo fawne on you ... things doo change that under heaven abide , And after death all friendship doth dccaie . Therefore , what ever man ...
... thing , And vainly thinke your selves halfe happie then , When painted faces with smooth flattering Doo fawne on you ... things doo change that under heaven abide , And after death all friendship doth dccaie . Therefore , what ever man ...
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... thing Which never was ; ne ever with regard Their names shall of the later age be heard , But shall in rustie darknes ... things wipt out with a sponge do perishe , Because they living cared not to cherishe No gentle wits , through pride ...
... thing Which never was ; ne ever with regard Their names shall of the later age be heard , But shall in rustie darknes ... things wipt out with a sponge do perishe , Because they living cared not to cherishe No gentle wits , through pride ...
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... things at his will , Scorns th ' one and th ' other in his deeper skill . " O griefe of griefes ! O gall of all good heartes ! To see that vertue should dispised bee Of him , that first was raisde for vertuous parts , And now , broad ...
... things at his will , Scorns th ' one and th ' other in his deeper skill . " O griefe of griefes ! O gall of all good heartes ! To see that vertue should dispised bee Of him , that first was raisde for vertuous parts , And now , broad ...
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