The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: With Memoir and Critical Dissertations, Volume 2J. Nichol, 1859 |
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... fall ; Thenceforth she sought for helps to cloak her crime withal . XLVI . There , as in glist'ring glory she did sit , She held a great gold chain ylinked well , Whose upper end to highest heaven was knit , And lower part did reach to ...
... fall ; Thenceforth she sought for helps to cloak her crime withal . XLVI . There , as in glist'ring glory she did sit , She held a great gold chain ylinked well , Whose upper end to highest heaven was knit , And lower part did reach to ...
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... fall In frail intemperance through sinful bait ; To which if he inclined had at all , That dreadful fiend , which did behind him wait , Would him have rent in thousand pieces straight : But he was wary wise in all his way , And well ...
... fall In frail intemperance through sinful bait ; To which if he inclined had at all , That dreadful fiend , which did behind him wait , Would him have rent in thousand pieces straight : But he was wary wise in all his way , And well ...
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... fall by treason , or by fight ? However , sure I rue his piteous plight . ' ' Not one , nor other , ' said the palmer grave , ' Hath him befall'n ; but clouds of deadly night Awhile his heavy eyelids cover'd have , And all his senses ...
... fall by treason , or by fight ? However , sure I rue his piteous plight . ' ' Not one , nor other , ' said the palmer grave , ' Hath him befall'n ; but clouds of deadly night Awhile his heavy eyelids cover'd have , And all his senses ...
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... fall , [ might : And glancing down would not his owner bite : But th ' other did upon his truncheon smite ; VOL . II . C ceeded . 9 Spear- handle . 1 Jacket worn under armour . 2 Cruel . 3 C. VIII . 33 THE FAERIE QUEENE .
... fall , [ might : And glancing down would not his owner bite : But th ' other did upon his truncheon smite ; VOL . II . C ceeded . 9 Spear- handle . 1 Jacket worn under armour . 2 Cruel . 3 C. VIII . 33 THE FAERIE QUEENE .
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... fall , His shining helmet he gan soon unlace , And left his headless body bleeding all the place . LIII . By this , Sir Guyon from his trance awak'd , Life having mastered her senseless foe ; And looking up , whenas his shield he lack'd ...
... fall , His shining helmet he gan soon unlace , And left his headless body bleeding all the place . LIII . By this , Sir Guyon from his trance awak'd , Life having mastered her senseless foe ; And looking up , whenas his shield he lack'd ...
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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