The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: With Memoir and Critical Dissertations, Volume 2J. Nichol, 1859 |
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... noble heart , as great dishonour , doth despise . XIII . ' Ne thine be kingdoms , ne the sceptres thine ; But realms and rulers thou dost both confound , And loyal truth to treason dost incline : Witness the guiltless blood pour'd oft ...
... noble heart , as great dishonour , doth despise . XIII . ' Ne thine be kingdoms , ne the sceptres thine ; But realms and rulers thou dost both confound , And loyal truth to treason dost incline : Witness the guiltless blood pour'd oft ...
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... noble Greeks and Trojans made to bleed . LVI . The warlike Elfe much wonder'd at this tree , So fair and great , that shadow'd all the ground ; And his broad branches , laden with rich fee , 6 Did stretch themselves without the utmost ...
... noble Greeks and Trojans made to bleed . LVI . The warlike Elfe much wonder'd at this tree , So fair and great , that shadow'd all the ground ; And his broad branches , laden with rich fee , 6 Did stretch themselves without the utmost ...
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... noble courage seen , That in advantage would his puissance bost : Honour is least , where odds appeareth most . May be , that better reason will assuage The rash revengers ' heat . Words , well dispost , 4 Have secret power t ' appease ...
... noble courage seen , That in advantage would his puissance bost : Honour is least , where odds appeareth most . May be , that better reason will assuage The rash revengers ' heat . Words , well dispost , 4 Have secret power t ' appease ...
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... Noble lord , what meed so great , Or grace of earthly prince so soveraine , But by your wondrous worth and warlike feat Ye well may hope , and easily attain ? But were your will her sold 2 to entertain , 3 And number'd be mongst Knights ...
... Noble lord , what meed so great , Or grace of earthly prince so soveraine , But by your wondrous worth and warlike feat Ye well may hope , and easily attain ? But were your will her sold 2 to entertain , 3 And number'd be mongst Knights ...
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... noble parentage , That sought with her to link in marriage : For she was fair , as fair might ever be , And in the flower now of her freshest age ; Yet full of grace and goodly modesty , That even heaven rejoiced her sweet face to see ...
... noble parentage , That sought with her to link in marriage : For she was fair , as fair might ever be , And in the flower now of her freshest age ; Yet full of grace and goodly modesty , That even heaven rejoiced her sweet face to see ...
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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