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Page 281
... doth ouergo , And makes them subiect to his mighty wrong ; And some by sleight he eke doth vnderfong . For on a Bridge he custometh to fight , Which is but narrow , but exceeding long ; And in the same are many trap fals pight , 3 For ...
... doth ouergo , And makes them subiect to his mighty wrong ; And some by sleight he eke doth vnderfong . For on a Bridge he custometh to fight , Which is but narrow , but exceeding long ; And in the same are many trap fals pight , 3 For ...
Page 518
... doth aspire T'excell the naturall , with made delights : And all that faire or pleasant may be found , In riotous excesse doth there abound . There he arriuing , round about doth flie , From bed to bed , from one to other border , And ...
... doth aspire T'excell the naturall , with made delights : And all that faire or pleasant may be found , In riotous excesse doth there abound . There he arriuing , round about doth flie , From bed to bed , from one to other border , And ...
Page 598
... doth much amaze The greatest wisards , which thereon do gaze . But that immortall light which there doth shine , Is many thousand times more bright , more cleare , 170 More excellent , more glorious , more diuine , Through which to God ...
... doth much amaze The greatest wisards , which thereon do gaze . But that immortall light which there doth shine , Is many thousand times more bright , more cleare , 170 More excellent , more glorious , more diuine , Through which to God ...
Contents
FOWRE HYMNES | xxxvii |
INTRODUCTION BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL | 1 |
THE LEGEND OF BRITOMARTIS OR OF CHASTITIE | 141 |
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