The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: With Memoir and Critical Dissertations, Volume 2J. Nichol, 1859 |
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Page xvii
... land in blood . On the whole , Spenser was a banished man ; and although he had not been exiled , like Ovid , by the decree of an Emperor , nor , like Byron , forced to leave his country by the clamour of an angry nation ; and although ...
... land in blood . On the whole , Spenser was a banished man ; and although he had not been exiled , like Ovid , by the decree of an Emperor , nor , like Byron , forced to leave his country by the clamour of an angry nation ; and although ...
Page xix
... land with his neighbours , which need not be de- tailed , as they tend to cast no credit on his character . Indeed , some will have it that he was improvident and rapacious , and that owing to this , the people near Kilcolman entertain ...
... land with his neighbours , which need not be de- tailed , as they tend to cast no credit on his character . Indeed , some will have it that he was improvident and rapacious , and that owing to this , the people near Kilcolman entertain ...
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... land . ' IX . ' Gramercy , 2 Sir , ' said he ; ' but mote I weet 3 What strange adventure do ye now pursue ? Perhaps my succour or advisement meet 4 Might stead you much your purpose to subdue . ' Then gan Sir Guyon all the story shew ...
... land . ' IX . ' Gramercy , 2 Sir , ' said he ; ' but mote I weet 3 What strange adventure do ye now pursue ? Perhaps my succour or advisement meet 4 Might stead you much your purpose to subdue . ' Then gan Sir Guyon all the story shew ...
Page 58
... land's first conquest did devise , And old division into regiments 2 Till it reduced was to one man's governments . LX . Sir Guyon chanc'd eke on another book , That hight Antiquity of Faery Lond : In which whenas he greedily did look ...
... land's first conquest did devise , And old division into regiments 2 Till it reduced was to one man's governments . LX . Sir Guyon chanc'd eke on another book , That hight Antiquity of Faery Lond : In which whenas he greedily did look ...
Page 59
... book they were in order told . V. The land which warlike Britons now possess , And therein have their mighty empire rais'd , 1 Not . 2 Musical instru- ment . 3 Sceptre . 1 Nor . 2 Poised . 3 Lived . 4 C. X. 59 THE FAERIE QUEENE .
... book they were in order told . V. The land which warlike Britons now possess , And therein have their mighty empire rais'd , 1 Not . 2 Musical instru- ment . 3 Sceptre . 1 Nor . 2 Poised . 3 Lived . 4 C. X. 59 THE FAERIE QUEENE .
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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 NeĀ¹ 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