The Poetical Works of Edmund SpenserH. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1926 - 736 pages |
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Page xxi
... side of Spenser had now the upper hand . Poetry was a noble pastime , even a vocation , but for a gentleman it was not a profession . All it could do for him would be to bring his talents to the notice of those who were in the position ...
... side of Spenser had now the upper hand . Poetry was a noble pastime , even a vocation , but for a gentleman it was not a profession . All it could do for him would be to bring his talents to the notice of those who were in the position ...
Page xxix
... side of court life , which had disgusted him ten years before , were now in- tensified . It was probably when he saw that all his hopes were frustrate and that nothing could be gained by a silence intolerable to his impulsive nature ...
... side of court life , which had disgusted him ten years before , were now in- tensified . It was probably when he saw that all his hopes were frustrate and that nothing could be gained by a silence intolerable to his impulsive nature ...
Page xxxii
... side , but he was attracted to their matter also . His natural addiction to allegory was strengthened by his study of their work ; and the recurrent themes of the vanity of the world , and the degeneracy of the times , as well as their ...
... side , but he was attracted to their matter also . His natural addiction to allegory was strengthened by his study of their work ; and the recurrent themes of the vanity of the world , and the degeneracy of the times , as well as their ...
Page xxxiv
... sides between the disputants . As an Englishman and an uncompromising friend of Grey's Spenser is certain to have been ... side of the insects . 2 Vide Nadal , Daphnaïda and the Boke of the Duchesse ( Mod . Lang . Assoc . Am . , vol ...
... sides between the disputants . As an Englishman and an uncompromising friend of Grey's Spenser is certain to have been ... side of the insects . 2 Vide Nadal , Daphnaïda and the Boke of the Duchesse ( Mod . Lang . Assoc . Am . , vol ...
Page xl
... side and the desolation of mountain and forest , the difficulties and dangers he had to face , the ruffians and the heroes that he encountered , the friends he made , the woman he loved , all find their place in the intricate structure ...
... side and the desolation of mountain and forest , the difficulties and dangers he had to face , the ruffians and the heroes that he encountered , the friends he made , the woman he loved , all find their place in the intricate structure ...
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