The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser in Five Volumes, Volume 3W. Pickering, 1825 - 434 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 37
Page 13
... brave exploit , what perill hardly wrought , What puissant conquest , what adventurous paine , May please her best , and grace unto him gaine ; He dreads no danger , nor misfortune feares , His faith , his fortune , in his breast he ...
... brave exploit , what perill hardly wrought , What puissant conquest , what adventurous paine , May please her best , and grace unto him gaine ; He dreads no danger , nor misfortune feares , His faith , his fortune , in his breast he ...
Page 21
... brave Their fleshly bowre , most fit for their delight , And the grosse matter by a soveraine might Temper so trim , that it may well be seene A pallace fit for such a virgin queene . So every spirit , as it is most pure , And hath in ...
... brave Their fleshly bowre , most fit for their delight , And the grosse matter by a soveraine might Temper so trim , that it may well be seene A pallace fit for such a virgin queene . So every spirit , as it is most pure , And hath in ...
Page 58
... a worthy wight . Alas , this world doth nought but grievance hold ! I saw a tempest from the heaven descend , Which this brave monument with flash did rend . IV . I saw raysde up on yvorie pillowes tall 58 VISIONS OF BELLAY .
... a worthy wight . Alas , this world doth nought but grievance hold ! I saw a tempest from the heaven descend , Which this brave monument with flash did rend . IV . I saw raysde up on yvorie pillowes tall 58 VISIONS OF BELLAY .
Page 59
... brave races greatnes did attest , That whilome from the Troyan blood did flow . Ravisht I was so rare a thing to vew ; When lo ! a barbarous troupe of clownish fone The honour of these noble boughs down threw : Under the wedge I heard ...
... brave races greatnes did attest , That whilome from the Troyan blood did flow . Ravisht I was so rare a thing to vew ; When lo ! a barbarous troupe of clownish fone The honour of these noble boughs down threw : Under the wedge I heard ...
Page 76
... brave Knights , and their renowned Squires ; Some of the Faeries and their strange attires ; And some of Giaunts , hard to be beleeved ; That the delight thereof me much releeved . Amongst the rest a good old woman was , Hight Mother ...
... brave Knights , and their renowned Squires ; Some of the Faeries and their strange attires ; And some of Giaunts , hard to be beleeved ; That the delight thereof me much releeved . Amongst the rest a good old woman was , Hight Mother ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Arthur Gorges aspyre Astrophill beasts beautie behold bowre brave brest bright celestiall cleave asunder cruell deare death delight devize dight doest dolefull doth dreadfull earth earthly eccho ring eternall eyes face faire faire Ladie falconry farre fayre feare flowres foorth Foxe fyre gentle glorie glorious goodly grace griefe grone happie hart hath heaven heavenly hight himselfe honour Hymen immortall ioyes ioyous LADIE light live Lord LYCON lyke mightie mortall mourne Muses mynd never night noble nought Nymphes paine plaint pleasure powre praid praise prayses pride rest Rome sacred Sapience scorne seeke seem'd selfe shee shepheards shew shyning sight sing Sith skie song sorrow soule spide spoyle spright sunne sweet teares thee thereof theyr things thou thought twixt unto vaine vertue weene weepe Whilest whilome wight wings wize wont woods wretched