The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: Edited from the Best Editions, with Memoir, Notes, and GlossaryThomas Y. Crowell & Company, 1984 - 715 pages |
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... wight , from whom I scaped A man of hell , that calls himself Despair , Who first us greets , and after fair areads Of tidings strange , and of adventures rare : So creeping close , as snake in hidden weeds , Inquireth of our states ...
... wight , from whom I scaped A man of hell , that calls himself Despair , Who first us greets , and after fair areads Of tidings strange , and of adventures rare : So creeping close , as snake in hidden weeds , Inquireth of our states ...
Page 228
... wight did never sun behold ; And on a palfrey rides more white than snow , Yet she herself is whiter nianifold ; The surest sign , whereby ye may her know Is , that she is the fairest wight alive , I trow . " VI . " Now certes , swain ...
... wight did never sun behold ; And on a palfrey rides more white than snow , Yet she herself is whiter nianifold ; The surest sign , whereby ye may her know Is , that she is the fairest wight alive , I trow . " VI . " Now certes , swain ...
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... wight on thee ywrake , Or self - dislikèd life , doth thee thus wretched make ? Tho , when they both recover'd were right well ,. Had known right well with colour'd ribbons dress'd . Therewith she rose in haste , and her ad- dress'd ...
... wight on thee ywrake , Or self - dislikèd life , doth thee thus wretched make ? Tho , when they both recover'd were right well ,. Had known right well with colour'd ribbons dress'd . Therewith she rose in haste , and her ad- dress'd ...
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amongst Archimago arms Artegall beast behold blood bold bow'r Britomart brought Calidore courser cruel dame dead deadly dear death delight dight dost doth dread Duessa Eftsoones Elfin knight evermore eyes Faery Faery knight Faery Queen fair fair lady false fast fear fell fierce fight flow'r foul gentle goodly grace grief ground guile Guyon hand haste hath heart heaven heavenly hight honour House of Pride knight lady late light living lord mighty mind mote never nigh noble nought nymphs pain plain pow'r praise prince quake queen quoth rage Redcross rest Saracen seem'd shame shepherd shield sight Sith soon sore sorrow spear spright squire stay'd steed strong sweet Talus thee thence thereof Therewith thou thrall twixt unto wand'ring warlike weary ween weet wend whenas whylome wight wise wondrous wont wound wrath wretched XXVII