The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 3G. Bell and sons, 1891 |
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... seem'd ) about some wicked gin : Who , soone as she beheld that suddein stound , Lightly upstarted from the dustie ground , And with fell looke and hollow deadly gaze Stared on her awhile , as one astound , Ne had one word to speake for ...
... seem'd ) about some wicked gin : Who , soone as she beheld that suddein stound , Lightly upstarted from the dustie ground , And with fell looke and hollow deadly gaze Stared on her awhile , as one astound , Ne had one word to speake for ...
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... seem'd The fairest wight on ground , and most of men esteem'd . But , when hee saw him selfe free from poursute , 14 He gan make gentle purpose to his Dame With termes of love and lewdnesse dissolute ; For he could well his glozing ...
... seem'd The fairest wight on ground , and most of men esteem'd . But , when hee saw him selfe free from poursute , 14 He gan make gentle purpose to his Dame With termes of love and lewdnesse dissolute ; For he could well his glozing ...
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... seem'd , that none was to possesse So rich purveyaunce , ne them keepe with carefulnesse . And , as she lookt about , she did behold How over that same dore was likewise writ , Be bolde , be bolde , and every where , Be bold ; That much ...
... seem'd , that none was to possesse So rich purveyaunce , ne them keepe with carefulnesse . And , as she lookt about , she did behold How over that same dore was likewise writ , Be bolde , be bolde , and every where , Be bold ; That much ...
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... to salve , that both the custome showne Were kept , and yet that Knight not locked out ; That seem'd full hard t'accord two things so far in dout . 12 The Seneschall was cal'd to deeme the right : C. I. 107 THE FAERIE QUEENE .
... to salve , that both the custome showne Were kept , and yet that Knight not locked out ; That seem'd full hard t'accord two things so far in dout . 12 The Seneschall was cal'd to deeme the right : C. I. 107 THE FAERIE QUEENE .
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... seem'd most [ wise . 10 So great a mistresse of her art she was , And perfectly practiz'd in womans craft , That though therein himselfe he thought to pas , And by his false allurements wylie draft Had thousand women of their love ...
... seem'd most [ wise . 10 So great a mistresse of her art she was , And perfectly practiz'd in womans craft , That though therein himselfe he thought to pas , And by his false allurements wylie draft Had thousand women of their love ...
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Amongst Amoret Artegall battell beheld Blandamour bloud bold brest Britomart brought Cambell CANTO chaunge cruell Dame Damzell daunger deare despight devize dight dismayd doth dread dreadfull Eftsoones evermore eyes FAERIE QUEENE Faery knight faire faire Ladies farre fayre feare fell fight Florimell flowre Gainst gentle Glauce goodly grace griefe groning hand hart hath heaven hight himselfe inly knight Ladies late light litle living Malbecco Marinell mighty mote nigh noble nought Nymphes paine Paridell perill powre Proteus quight quoth rest sayd Scudamour seem'd seemed selfe shame shee shew shield shyning sight sith skie sonne soone sore sory speare spide spright Squire steed straid straunge streight Sunne thee thence Thereat thereof therewith thou thought trew Triamond unto vaine vertue villeins warlike wearie weene weet whilest wicked wight wize wondrous wonne wont wound wretched wyde yeeld yron
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Page 203 - For naturall affection soone doth cesse, And quenched is with Cupids greater flame : But faithfull friendship doth them both suppresse, And them with maystring discipline doth tame, Through thoughts aspyring to eternall fame. For as the soule doth rule the earthly masse, And all the service of the bodie frame, So love of soule doth love of bodie passe, No lesse then perfect gold surmounts the meanest brasse.
Page 226 - So did he say : but I with murmure soft, That none might heare the sorrow of my hart, Yet inly groning deepe and sighing oft, Besought her to graunt ease unto my smart, And to my wound her gratious help impart. Whilest thus I spake, behold ! with happy eye I spyde where at the Idoles feet apart A bevie of fayre damzels close did lye, Wayting when as the Antheme should be sung on hyc.
Page 220 - Fresh shadowes, fit to shroud from sunny ray ; Faire lawnds, to take the sunne in season dew ; Sweet springs, in which a thousand Nymphs did play ; Soft rombling brookes, that gentle slomber drew...
Page 6 - There in a gloomy hollow glen she found A little cottage, built of stickes and reedes In homely wize, and wald with sods around; In which a Witch did dwell, in loathly weedes And wilfull want, all carelesse of her needes; So choosing solitarie to abide Far from all neighbours, that her divelish deedus And hellish arts from people she might hide, And hurt far off unknowne whomever she envide.
Page 258 - Mongst wicked men, in whom no truth she found, Return'd to heaven, whence she deriv'd her race ; Where she hath now an everlasting place Mongst those twelve signes, which nightly we doe see The heavens bright-shining baudricke to enchace ; And is the Virgin, sixt in her degree, And next her selfe her righteous ballance hanging bee.
Page 255 - Almighties stead, And with magnificke might and wondrous wit Doest to thy people righteous doome aread, That furthest nations filles with awfull dread, Pardon the boldnesse of thy basest thrall, That dare discourse of so divine a read, As thy great iustice praysed over all; The instrument whereof loe here thy Artegall.
Page 251 - Who soone as he beheld that angels face Adorn'd with all divine perfection, His cheared heart eftsoones away gan chace Sad death, revived with her sweet inspection, And feeble spirit inly felt refection : As withered weed through cruell winters tine...