The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: With Memoir and Critical Dissertations, Volume 2J. Nichol, 1859 |
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... head and beard with soot were ill bedight , 5 His coal - black hands did seem to have been sear'd In smith's fire - spitting forge , and nails like claws appear❜d . IV . His iron coat , all overgrown with rust , Was underneath ...
... head and beard with soot were ill bedight , 5 His coal - black hands did seem to have been sear'd In smith's fire - spitting forge , and nails like claws appear❜d . IV . His iron coat , all overgrown with rust , Was underneath ...
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... head the purest streams arise ; But mucky 2 filth his branching arms annoys , And with uncomely weeds the gentle wave accloys.3 XVI . ' The antique world , in his first flow'ring youth , Found no defect in his Creator's grace ; But with ...
... head the purest streams arise ; But mucky 2 filth his branching arms annoys , And with uncomely weeds the gentle wave accloys.3 XVI . ' The antique world , in his first flow'ring youth , Found no defect in his Creator's grace ; But with ...
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... head , him answer'd thus ; ' I Pilate am , the falsest judge , alas ! And most unjust ; that , by unrighteous And wicked doom , to Jews despiteous 5 Delivered up the Lord of Life to die , And did acquit a murd'rer felonous ; The whiles ...
... head , him answer'd thus ; ' I Pilate am , the falsest judge , alas ! And most unjust ; that , by unrighteous And wicked doom , to Jews despiteous 5 Delivered up the Lord of Life to die , And did acquit a murd'rer felonous ; The whiles ...
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... head there sat a fair young man , Of wondrous beauty and of freshest years , Whose tender bud to blossom new began , And flourish fair above his equal peers : His snowy front , curled with golden heares , " Like Phoebus ' face adorn'd ...
... head there sat a fair young man , Of wondrous beauty and of freshest years , Whose tender bud to blossom new began , And flourish fair above his equal peers : His snowy front , curled with golden heares , " Like Phoebus ' face adorn'd ...
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... head . The faithful steel such treason no'uld endure , But , swerving from the mark , his lord's life did assure . XXXI . Yet was the force so furious and so fell , That horse and man it made to reel aside : 1 Grand- son , de- scendant ...
... head . The faithful steel such treason no'uld endure , But , swerving from the mark , his lord's life did assure . XXXI . Yet was the force so furious and so fell , That horse and man it made to reel aside : 1 Grand- son , de- scendant ...
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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