The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: With Memoir and Critical Dissertations, Volume 2J. Nichol, 1859 |
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... thee rash and heedless of thyself , To trouble my still seat and heaps of precious pelf . VIII . ✓ God of the world and worldlings I me call , Great Mammon , greatest god below the sky , That of my plenty pour out unto all , And unto ...
... thee rash and heedless of thyself , To trouble my still seat and heaps of precious pelf . VIII . ✓ God of the world and worldlings I me call , Great Mammon , greatest god below the sky , That of my plenty pour out unto all , And unto ...
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... thee Ten times so much be number'd frank and free . ' ' Mammon , ' said he , ' thy godhead's vaunt is vain , And ... thee It can purvey in twinkling of an eye ; [ meet , And crowns and kingdoms to thee multiply . Do not I kings create ...
... thee Ten times so much be number'd frank and free . ' ' Mammon , ' said he , ' thy godhead's vaunt is vain , And ... thee It can purvey in twinkling of an eye ; [ meet , And crowns and kingdoms to thee multiply . Do not I kings create ...
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... thee list my offer'd grace to use , Take what thou please of all this surplusage ; 2 If thee list not , leave have thou to refuse : But thing refused do not afterward accuse . ' XIX . ' Me list not , ' said the Elfin Knight , ' receive ...
... thee list my offer'd grace to use , Take what thou please of all this surplusage ; 2 If thee list not , leave have thou to refuse : But thing refused do not afterward accuse . ' XIX . ' Me list not , ' said the Elfin Knight , ' receive ...
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... thee laid . ' 2 XXXIII . Certes , ' said he , ' I n'ill3 thine offer'd grace , Ne to be made so happy do intend ! Another bliss before mine eyes I place , Another happiness , another end . To them that list , these base regards1 I lend ...
... thee laid . ' 2 XXXIII . Certes , ' said he , ' I n'ill3 thine offer'd grace , Ne to be made so happy do intend ! Another bliss before mine eyes I place , Another happiness , another end . To them that list , these base regards1 I lend ...
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... thee save from such decay ! 3 But , whenas Mammon saw his purpose mist , Him to entrap unwares another way he wist . XXXV . Thence , forward he him led and shortly brought Unto another room , whose door forthright To him did open as it ...
... thee save from such decay ! 3 But , whenas Mammon saw his purpose mist , Him to entrap unwares another way he wist . XXXV . Thence , forward he him led and shortly brought Unto another room , whose door forthright To him did open as it ...
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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