The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: With Memoir and Critical Dissertations, Volume 2J. Nichol, 1859 |
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Page xiii
... death , and old Dr Chalmers stands before the portrait of an early object of attachment , who had been long in her grave , till tears of pensive joy bedew his cheeks . Spenser arrived in London in 1578. He is said to have taken this ...
... death , and old Dr Chalmers stands before the portrait of an early object of attachment , who had been long in her grave , till tears of pensive joy bedew his cheeks . Spenser arrived in London in 1578. He is said to have taken this ...
Page xviii
... Tale , " " Virgil's Gnat , " the " Ruins of Time , " " Muiopotmos , " & c . , appeared from the Ponsonby press , and were followed soon after by " Daphnaida , " a beautiful elegy on the death xviii THE LIFE OF EDMUND SPENSER .
... Tale , " " Virgil's Gnat , " the " Ruins of Time , " " Muiopotmos , " & c . , appeared from the Ponsonby press , and were followed soon after by " Daphnaida , " a beautiful elegy on the death xviii THE LIFE OF EDMUND SPENSER .
Page xix
... death of Dougla Howard , daughter of Henry Lord Howard , and wife of Arthur Georges , Esq . , himself a man of literature and genius . A degree of doubt rests on the exact date of his return to Ireland , some asserting that it was in ...
... death of Dougla Howard , daughter of Henry Lord Howard , and wife of Arthur Georges , Esq . , himself a man of literature and genius . A degree of doubt rests on the exact date of his return to Ireland , some asserting that it was in ...
Page xx
... the last publication ere his death . The additional cantos of " The Faerie Queene " did not appear till 1609 , when the first folio edition of the poem was published . Four short poems were first given in a XX THE LIFE OF EDMUND SPENSER .
... the last publication ere his death . The additional cantos of " The Faerie Queene " did not appear till 1609 , when the first folio edition of the poem was published . Four short poems were first given in a XX THE LIFE OF EDMUND SPENSER .
Page xxi
... death , subsided so soon into the most abject and cowardly subservience to Queen Elizabeth . James scarcely ever saw his mother , and does not seem to have entertained any great affection for her ; nay , at one time , was exceedingly ...
... death , subsided so soon into the most abject and cowardly subservience to Queen Elizabeth . James scarcely ever saw his mother , and does not seem to have entertained any great affection for her ; nay , at one time , was exceedingly ...
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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 Neš 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