The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser in Five Volumes, Volume 3W. Pickering, 1825 - 434 pages |
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... world his way he gan to take , The world , that was not till he did it make , Whose sundrie parts he from themselves did sever , The which before had lyen confused ever . 75 The earth , the ayre , the water , and HYMNES . 7.
... world his way he gan to take , The world , that was not till he did it make , Whose sundrie parts he from themselves did sever , The which before had lyen confused ever . 75 The earth , the ayre , the water , and HYMNES . 7.
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... earth , and water hated fyre , Till Love relented their rebellious yre . 80 He then them tooke , and , tempering goodly well Their contrary dislikes with loved meanes , Did place them all in order , and compell 85 To keepe themselves ...
... earth , and water hated fyre , Till Love relented their rebellious yre . 80 He then them tooke , and , tempering goodly well Their contrary dislikes with loved meanes , Did place them all in order , and compell 85 To keepe themselves ...
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... earth most heavenly to embrace , That same is Beautie , borne of heavenly race . For sure of all that in this mortall frame Contained is , nought more divine doth seeme , Or that resembleth more th ' immortall flame Of heavenly light ...
... earth most heavenly to embrace , That same is Beautie , borne of heavenly race . For sure of all that in this mortall frame Contained is , nought more divine doth seeme , Or that resembleth more th ' immortall flame Of heavenly light ...
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... earth doth ly . His dunghill thoughts , which do themselves enure To dirtie drosse , no higher dare aspyre , Ne can his feeble earthly eyes endure The flaming light of that celestiall fyre Which kindleth love in generous desyre , And ...
... earth doth ly . His dunghill thoughts , which do themselves enure To dirtie drosse , no higher dare aspyre , Ne can his feeble earthly eyes endure The flaming light of that celestiall fyre Which kindleth love in generous desyre , And ...
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... earth so heavenly to have seene His harts enshrined saint , his heavens queene , Fairer then fairest , in his fayning eye , Whose sole aspect he counts felicitye . 215 Then forth he casts in his unquiet thought , What 12 HYMNES .
... earth so heavenly to have seene His harts enshrined saint , his heavens queene , Fairer then fairest , in his fayning eye , Whose sole aspect he counts felicitye . 215 Then forth he casts in his unquiet thought , What 12 HYMNES .
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