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... cause Mr. Spenser lay in his house one night as he came from the sessions at Limerick . He also killed a beef of his smith's for mending Mr. Piers ' plough iron . He has forbid- den his people to have any trade or conference with Mr ...
... cause Mr. Spenser lay in his house one night as he came from the sessions at Limerick . He also killed a beef of his smith's for mending Mr. Piers ' plough iron . He has forbid- den his people to have any trade or conference with Mr ...
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... cause , there can be no doubt that Burghley showed himself unfavorable to Spenser . An apocryphal story relates that when the Queen ordered the payment of a hundred pounds , in recognition of the poet's genius , the treasurer objected ...
... cause , there can be no doubt that Burghley showed himself unfavorable to Spenser . An apocryphal story relates that when the Queen ordered the payment of a hundred pounds , in recognition of the poet's genius , the treasurer objected ...
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... cause that our mother tonge , which truely of it self is both ful enough for prose and stately enough for verse , hath long time ben counted most bare and barrein of both . Which de- fault when as some endevoured to salve and recure ...
... cause that our mother tonge , which truely of it self is both ful enough for prose and stately enough for verse , hath long time ben counted most bare and barrein of both . Which de- fault when as some endevoured to salve and recure ...
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... cause , I pray you sir , yf envie shall stur up any wrongful 280 accusasion , defend with your mighty rhe- torick and other your rare gifts of learning , as you can , and shield with your good wil , as you ought , against the malice and ...
... cause , I pray you sir , yf envie shall stur up any wrongful 280 accusasion , defend with your mighty rhe- torick and other your rare gifts of learning , as you can , and shield with your good wil , as you ought , against the malice and ...
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... cause then the heathen philosophers ever coulde con- ceive , that is , for the incarnation of our mighty Saviour and eternall Redeemer , the Lord Christ , who , as then renewing the so state of the decayed world , and returning the ...
... cause then the heathen philosophers ever coulde con- ceive , that is , for the incarnation of our mighty Saviour and eternall Redeemer , the Lord Christ , who , as then renewing the so state of the decayed world , and returning the ...
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Page 145 - And on his brest a bloodie Crosse he bore, The deare remembrance of his dying Lord, For whose sweete sake that glorious badge he wore, And dead, as living, ever him ador'd : Upon his shield the like was also scor'd, For soveraine hope which in his helpe he had.
Page 737 - Why stand ye still ye virgins in amaze, Upon her so to gaze, Whiles ye forget your former lay to sing, To which the woods did answer, and your eccho ring?
Page 145 - Behind her farre away a Dwarfe did lag, That lasie seemd, in being ever last, Or wearied with bearing of her bag Of needments at his backe.
Page 280 - How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us that succour want ! How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting...
Page 145 - A lovely Ladie rode him faire beside, Upon a lowly Asse more white then snow, Yet she much whiter ; but the same did hide Under a vele, that wimpled...
Page 676 - I well consider all that ye have sayd, And find that all things stedfastnes doe hate And changed be: yet being rightly wayd, They are not changed from their first estate; But by their change their being doe dilate: And turning to themselves at length againe, Doe worke their owne perfection so by fate: Then over them Change doth not rule and raigne; But they raigne over Change, and doe their states maintaine.
Page 735 - Ye learned sisters, which have oftentimes Beene to me ayding, others to adorne, Whom ye thought worthy of your gracefull rymes, That even the greatest did not greatly scorne To heare theyr names sung in your simple layes, But joyed in theyr praise ; And when ye list your owne mishaps to mourne...
Page 760 - Themmes! runne softly, till I end my Song. Then forth they all out of their baskets drew Great store of Flowers, the honour of the field, That to the sense did fragrant odours yeild, All which upon those goodly Birds they threw And all the Waves did strew, That like \ old Peneus...
Page 149 - The knight was well content ; So with that godly father to his home they went. A litle lowly Hermitage it was, Downe in a dale, hard by a forests side, Far from resort of people that did pas In...
Page 761 - Great Englands glory, and the Worlds wide wonder, Whose dreadfull name late through all Spaine did thunder, And Hercules two pillors standing neere Did make to quake and feare...