The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: With Memoir and Critical Dissertations, Volume 2J. Nichol, 1859 |
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... lovers ' books invent , The sphere of Cupid forty years contains , Which I have wasted in long languishment . " The meaning of these lines seems to be , that the poet was now 285421 forty - one years of age ; forty of which.
... lovers ' books invent , The sphere of Cupid forty years contains , Which I have wasted in long languishment . " The meaning of these lines seems to be , that the poet was now 285421 forty - one years of age ; forty of which.
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... seems probable that they were poor . It has always been held that they were related to the ancient and honourable house of Spenser . The branch of that family with which the poet was connected , is supposed to have been that of the ...
... seems probable that they were poor . It has always been held that they were related to the ancient and honourable house of Spenser . The branch of that family with which the poet was connected , is supposed to have been that of the ...
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... seem to have been very brilliant ; nay , there is some reason for supposing that he had met with ill usage from his ... seems then to have left Cambridge abruptly , and for ever . That Spenser enjoyed the scenery around Cambridge is not ...
... seem to have been very brilliant ; nay , there is some reason for supposing that he had met with ill usage from his ... seems then to have left Cambridge abruptly , and for ever . That Spenser enjoyed the scenery around Cambridge is not ...
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... seems certain too , that Harvey was in some points worthy of being Spenser's associate . The portions of his writing which have been pre- served , shew an ingenious and fanciful mind , full of the fantas- tical wit which was the fashion ...
... seems certain too , that Harvey was in some points worthy of being Spenser's associate . The portions of his writing which have been pre- served , shew an ingenious and fanciful mind , full of the fantas- tical wit which was the fashion ...
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... seems to have been one of his closest friends . In " The Shepherd's Calendar , " Colin Clout , who is undoubtedly the poet , loves a certain damsel called Rosalind , called " The Widow's Daughter of the Glen . " This lady , Colin woos ...
... seems to have been one of his closest friends . In " The Shepherd's Calendar , " Colin Clout , who is undoubtedly the poet , loves a certain damsel called Rosalind , called " The Widow's Daughter of the Glen . " This lady , Colin woos ...
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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