The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: With Memoir and Critical Dissertations, Volume 2J. Nichol, 1859 |
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... sweet and well savoured , But direful deadly black , both leaf and bloom , Fit to adorn the dead and deck the dreary tomb . LII . There mournful cypress grew in greatest store ; And trees of bitter gall ; and hebena sad ; Dead sleeping ...
... sweet and well savoured , But direful deadly black , both leaf and bloom , Fit to adorn the dead and deck the dreary tomb . LII . There mournful cypress grew in greatest store ; And trees of bitter gall ; and hebena sad ; Dead sleeping ...
Page 45
... sweet face to see . XIX . In robe of lily white she was array'd , That from her shoulder to her heel down raught ; 11 Reached . The train whereof loose far behind her stray'd , Branched with gold and pearl most richly wrought , And ...
... sweet face to see . XIX . In robe of lily white she was array'd , That from her shoulder to her heel down raught ; 11 Reached . The train whereof loose far behind her stray'd , Branched with gold and pearl most richly wrought , And ...
Page 50
... sweet consórt ; 5 some laugh'd for joy ; Some play'd with straws ; some idly sat at ease ; But other some could not abide to toy , All pleasance was to them grief and annoy : This frown'd ; that fawn'd ; the third for shame Another ...
... sweet consórt ; 5 some laugh'd for joy ; Some play'd with straws ; some idly sat at ease ; But other some could not abide to toy , All pleasance was to them grief and annoy : This frown'd ; that fawn'd ; the third for shame Another ...
Page 66
... sweet science mollified their stubborn parts , XXVI . Ensample of his wondrous faculty , Behold the boiling baths at Cairbadon , + Which seethe with secret fire eternally , And in their entrails , full of quick brimstone , Nourish the ...
... sweet science mollified their stubborn parts , XXVI . Ensample of his wondrous faculty , Behold the boiling baths at Cairbadon , + Which seethe with secret fire eternally , And in their entrails , full of quick brimstone , Nourish the ...
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... sweet Island never conquered , And envying the Britons ' blazed fame , ( O hideous hunger of dominion ! ) hither came . XLVIII . Yet twice they were repulsed back again , And twice enforc'd back to their ships to fly ; The whiles with ...
... sweet Island never conquered , And envying the Britons ' blazed fame , ( O hideous hunger of dominion ! ) hither came . XLVIII . Yet twice they were repulsed back again , And twice enforc'd back to their ships to fly ; The whiles with ...
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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