The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: With Memoir and Critical Dissertations, Volume 2J. Nichol, 1859 |
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... desire , was laid beside the dust of Chaucer . He was buried at the charge of the Earl of Essex , poets bearing his pall - Shakspeare , perhaps , among the number — and throwing elegies and poems , along with the pens that wrote them ...
... desire , was laid beside the dust of Chaucer . He was buried at the charge of the Earl of Essex , poets bearing his pall - Shakspeare , perhaps , among the number — and throwing elegies and poems , along with the pens that wrote them ...
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... feed his eye And covetous desire with his huge treasury . V. And round about him lay on every side Great heaps of gold that never could be spent ; Of which some were rude ore , not purified , 2 B. II . SPENSER'S POETICAL WORKS .
... feed his eye And covetous desire with his huge treasury . V. And round about him lay on every side Great heaps of gold that never could be spent ; Of which some were rude ore , not purified , 2 B. II . SPENSER'S POETICAL WORKS .
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... desire And pompous pride eftsoons 6 he did compound ; Then Avarice gan through his veins inspire His greedy flames , and kindled life - devouring fire . ' XVIII . ' Son , ' said he then , ' let be thy bitter scorn , And leave the ...
... desire And pompous pride eftsoons 6 he did compound ; Then Avarice gan through his veins inspire His greedy flames , and kindled life - devouring fire . ' XVIII . ' Son , ' said he then , ' let be thy bitter scorn , And leave the ...
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... thereby To climb aloft , and others to excel : That was Ambition , rash desire to sty3 And every link thereof a step of dignity . 1 Seat . 2 Never- theless . 3 Soar . 1 Hard pushing . 2 Nor . 3 Love of C. VII . 15 THE FAERIE QUEENE .
... thereby To climb aloft , and others to excel : That was Ambition , rash desire to sty3 And every link thereof a step of dignity . 1 Seat . 2 Never- theless . 3 Soar . 1 Hard pushing . 2 Nor . 3 Love of C. VII . 15 THE FAERIE QUEENE .
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... Desire . 8 Many thanks . XLVII . Some thought to raise themselves to high degree By riches and unrighteous reward ; Some by close should'ring ; 1 some by flattery ; Others through friends ; others for base regard ; And all , by wrong ...
... Desire . 8 Many thanks . XLVII . Some thought to raise themselves to high degree By riches and unrighteous reward ; Some by close should'ring ; 1 some by flattery ; Others through friends ; others for base regard ; And all , by wrong ...
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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