The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: With Memoir and Critical Dissertations, Volume 2J. Nichol, 1859 |
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... dame , Till that great Lady thence away them sought To view her Castle's other wondrous frame : Up to a stately turret she them brought , Ascending by ten steps of alabaster wrought . XLV . 1 Of which you have so large a share . 2 ...
... dame , Till that great Lady thence away them sought To view her Castle's other wondrous frame : Up to a stately turret she them brought , Ascending by ten steps of alabaster wrought . XLV . 1 Of which you have so large a share . 2 ...
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... dames . LI . And all the chamber filled was with flies Which buzzed all about , and made such sound That they encumber'd all men's ears and eyes ; Like many swarms of bees assembled round , After their hives with honey do abound . All ...
... dames . LI . And all the chamber filled was with flies Which buzzed all about , and made such sound That they encumber'd all men's ears and eyes ; Like many swarms of bees assembled round , After their hives with honey do abound . All ...
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... dame , And taught her first how to be conquered ; Since which , with sundry spoils she hath been ran- 6 XXIV . 1 Healed . 2 Made war . 3 Brothers . 4 Was called . 5 Re- covered . [ sacked . 6 The Let Scaldis tell , and let tell Hania ...
... dame , And taught her first how to be conquered ; Since which , with sundry spoils she hath been ran- 6 XXIV . 1 Healed . 2 Made war . 3 Brothers . 4 Was called . 5 Re- covered . [ sacked . 6 The Let Scaldis tell , and let tell Hania ...
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... Dame Mertia the fair , A woman worthy of immortal praise , Which for this realm found 2 many goodly lays , 3 And wholesome statutes to her husband brought : Her many deem'd to have been of the Fays , As was Ægerié that Numa tought ...
... Dame Mertia the fair , A woman worthy of immortal praise , Which for this realm found 2 many goodly lays , 3 And wholesome statutes to her husband brought : Her many deem'd to have been of the Fays , As was Ægerié that Numa tought ...
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... dame Nature self might fear to see , Or shame , that ever should so foul defects From her most cunning hand escaped be ; All dreadful portraits of deformity : Spring - headed hydras ; and sea - should'ring whales , Great whirlpools ...
... dame Nature self might fear to see , Or shame , that ever should so foul defects From her most cunning hand escaped be ; All dreadful portraits of deformity : Spring - headed hydras ; and sea - should'ring whales , Great whirlpools ...
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adown amongst arms beast behold Belphoebe blood bold Britomart Britons brought called CANTO Churl Corineus courser cruel dame damsel daughter deadly dear death deeds delight dismay'd doth dreadful Edmund Spenser Eftsoons Elfin Knight ensample espied evermore eyes Faerie Queene Faery Knight fair fair ladies false fast fear fell fierce flame fled Florimell foul Gabriel Harvey gentle golden goodly grace grief ground Guyon hand haste hath heart heaven heavenly honour huge king knight lady late light Locrine lust maid Mammon mighty mortal Ne¹ never nigh noble nought nymph pain palmer Paridell poet praise Prince quoth rest Satyrane secret seem'd shame shield sight Sith sleep soon sore sorrow spear Spenser sprite squire steed strange sweet thee thence things thou unto unwares vile wanton warlike weary ween whenas wicked wondrous wound wretched XXVII XXXIII