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... dreadful * One Canto of the Faëry Queen is as long as some books of the Iliad or Æneid ; one Book therefore , consisting of twelve cantos , is as large as an ordinary epic . † Sir John Stradling says , however , that part of Spenser's ...
... dreadful * One Canto of the Faëry Queen is as long as some books of the Iliad or Æneid ; one Book therefore , consisting of twelve cantos , is as large as an ordinary epic . † Sir John Stradling says , however , that part of Spenser's ...
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... dreadful doubts : oft fire is without smoke , And peril without show ; therefore your stroke , Sir Knight , with - hold , till further trial made . " " Ah , Lady , " said he , " shame were to revoke The forward footing for an hidden ...
... dreadful doubts : oft fire is without smoke , And peril without show ; therefore your stroke , Sir Knight , with - hold , till further trial made . " " Ah , Lady , " said he , " shame were to revoke The forward footing for an hidden ...
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... dreadful passion Was overpast , and manhood well awake ; Yet musing at the strange occasion And doubting much his sense , he thus bespake : " What voice of damned ghost from Limbo lake , Or guileful spright wandring in empty air ( Both ...
... dreadful passion Was overpast , and manhood well awake ; Yet musing at the strange occasion And doubting much his sense , he thus bespake : " What voice of damned ghost from Limbo lake , Or guileful spright wandring in empty air ( Both ...
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... dreadful late distress , In which he ask'd her , what the lion meant ; Who told her all that fell in journey , as she went . XXXIII . They had not ridden far , when they might see One pricking towards them with a hasty heat , Full ...
... dreadful late distress , In which he ask'd her , what the lion meant ; Who told her all that fell in journey , as she went . XXXIII . They had not ridden far , when they might see One pricking towards them with a hasty heat , Full ...
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... dreadful dragon with an hideous train ; And in her hand she held a mirror bright , Wherein her face she often viewed fain , And in her self - lov'd semblance took delight ; For she was wondrous fair , as any living wight . XI . Of ...
... dreadful dragon with an hideous train ; And in her hand she held a mirror bright , Wherein her face she often viewed fain , And in her self - lov'd semblance took delight ; For she was wondrous fair , as any living wight . XI . Of ...
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adamant rock adown allegory Archimago arms baleful beast behold blood CALIFORN CANTO corse courser cruel cursed dame deadly dear death delight dight dismay'd doth double echo dreadful earth earthly Edmund Spenser Eftsoons elfin knight eyes Faery Faëry Queen fair fair lady fall false Duessa fast fear feeble fell fierce foul Gabriel Harvey gentle Gloriane goodly grace grief ground hand haste hath heart heaven heavenly hight holy honor House of Pride lady late light living wight lord mighty never nigh noble nought pain poem poet poetry pride prince proud quoth rage Redcross knight Saracen seem'd Shakspeare shield Sidney sight sinful bands sire sore sorrow Spenser spright steed sweet thee thence Therewith thou trembling UNIVERS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA unto wandring weary ween whenas wise woful wondrous wont words wound wrath wretched XXXII
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Page 15 - Full little knowest thou that hast not tried, What hell it is, in suing long to bide ; To lose good days that might be better spent : To waste long nights in pensive discontent ; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow ; To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow...
Page 76 - The lion would not leave her desolate, But with her went along, as a strong guard Of her chaste person, and a faithful mate Of her sad troubles and misfortunes hard ; Still, when she slept, he kept both watch and ward ; And, when she wak'd he waited diligent, With humble service to her will prepar'd : From her fair eyes he took command e'ment, And ever by her looks conceived her intent.
Page 44 - Crosse he bore, The deare remembrance of his dying Lord, For whose sweete sake that glorious badge he wore, And dead, as living, ever him ador'd : Upon his shield the like was also scor'd, For soveraine hope which in his helpe he had.
Page 31 - AND is there care in heaven ? and is there love In heavenly spirits to these creatures base, That may compassion of their evils move ? There is...
Page 15 - Fulke Greville, servant to Queen Elizabeth, counsellor to King James, and friend to Sir Philip Sidney.
Page 17 - to represent all the moral virtues, assigning to every virtue a Knight to be the patron and defender of the same, in whose actions and feats of arms and chivalry the operations of that virtue, whereof he is the protector, are to be expressed, and the vices and unruly appetites that oppose themselves against the same, to be beaten down and overcome.
Page 55 - No other noise, nor people's troublous cries, As still are wont t' annoy the walled town, Might there be heard ; but careless Quiet lies, Wrapt in eternal silence, far from enemies.
Page 48 - A litle glooming light, much like a shade, By which he saw the ugly monster plaine, Halfe like a serpent horribly displaide, But th' other halfe did womans shape retaine, Most lothsom, filthie, foule, and full of vile disdaine.
Page 41 - What thou art, we know not ; What is most like thee ? From rainbow clouds there flow not Drops so bright to see, As from thy presence showers a rain of melody.
Page 74 - One day, nigh weary of the irksome way, From her unhasty beast she did alight, And on the grass her dainty limbs did lay In secret shadow, far from all men's sight ; From her fair head her fillet she undight, And laid her stole aside.