The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: In Five Volumes, Volume 1Little, 1848 |
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... late more in love with my English versifying than with rhyming ; which I should have done long since if I would then have followed your counsel . " To this letter he subjoins a specimen , which by no means makes us regret that he did ...
... late more in love with my English versifying than with rhyming ; which I should have done long since if I would then have followed your counsel . " To this letter he subjoins a specimen , which by no means makes us regret that he did ...
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... Where Homers spright did tremble all for griefe , And curst th ' accesse of that celestiall Theife . W. R. " Methought I saw my late espoused saint . " MILTON . Another of the same . THE prayse of meaner wits Verses addressed to the Author.
... Where Homers spright did tremble all for griefe , And curst th ' accesse of that celestiall Theife . W. R. " Methought I saw my late espoused saint . " MILTON . Another of the same . THE prayse of meaner wits Verses addressed to the Author.
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... late assaies , ) 1 Yet brave ensample of long passed daies , In which trew honor ye may fashiond see , To like desire of honor may ye raise , And fill your mind with magnanimitee . Receive it , Lord , therefore as it was ment , For ...
... late assaies , ) 1 Yet brave ensample of long passed daies , In which trew honor ye may fashiond see , To like desire of honor may ye raise , And fill your mind with magnanimitee . Receive it , Lord , therefore as it was ment , For ...
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... late To wish you backe returne with foule disgrace , Yet wisedome warnes , whilest foot is in the gate , To stay the steppe , ere forced to retrate . This is the wandring wood , this Errours den , A monster vile , whom God and man does ...
... late To wish you backe returne with foule disgrace , Yet wisedome warnes , whilest foot is in the gate , To stay the steppe , ere forced to retrate . This is the wandring wood , this Errours den , A monster vile , whom God and man does ...
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... late beguiled guest : In mighty armes he was yclad anon , And silver shield ; upon his coward brest A bloody crosse , and on his craven crest A bounch of heares discolourd diversly . Full iolly Knight he seemde , and wel addrest ; And ...
... late beguiled guest : In mighty armes he was yclad anon , And silver shield ; upon his coward brest A bloody crosse , and on his craven crest A bounch of heares discolourd diversly . Full iolly Knight he seemde , and wel addrest ; And ...
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