The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 80
Page xlvii
... natural instinct , and leads only to his overthrow . For man , at least , it is A lesson too too hard for liuing clay , From loue in course of nature to refraine . ( III . iv . 26. ) And how love may best be ordered is best taught in ...
... natural instinct , and leads only to his overthrow . For man , at least , it is A lesson too too hard for liuing clay , From loue in course of nature to refraine . ( III . iv . 26. ) And how love may best be ordered is best taught in ...
Page 96
... Nature all her care she lets . 17 Why then dost thou , O man , that of them all Art Lord , and eke of nature Soueraine , Wilfully make thy selfe a wretched thrall , And wast thy ioyous houres in needlesse paine , Seeking for daunger and ...
... Nature all her care she lets . 17 Why then dost thou , O man , that of them all Art Lord , and eke of nature Soueraine , Wilfully make thy selfe a wretched thrall , And wast thy ioyous houres in needlesse paine , Seeking for daunger and ...
Page 262
... nature by her mother wit Could frame in earth , and forme of substance base , Was there , and all that nature did omit , Art playing second natures part , supplyed it . 22 No tree , that is of count , in greenewood growes , From lowest ...
... nature by her mother wit Could frame in earth , and forme of substance base , Was there , and all that nature did omit , Art playing second natures part , supplyed it . 22 No tree , that is of count , in greenewood growes , From lowest ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL | 1 |
THE Legende of the Knight oF THE RED CROSSE or | 50 |
THE LEGEND OF SIR GVYON OR OF TEMPERAVNCE | 140 |
Copyright | |
10 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
aboue aduenture Archimago armes Artegall beast beautie behold bloud braue brest Britomart brought Calidore chaunce cruell Dame daunger dayes deare death delight despight dight doest doth dreadfull Eftsoones enuie euen euer euermore euery euill eyes Faerie Faerie Queene faire faire Ladies farre fayre feare flowre gaue gentle giue goodly grace grone Guyon hand hart hast hath haue hauing heauen heauenly hight himselfe honour knight Lady leaue light litle liue liuing Lord loue louely mightie Mongst mote neuer nigh noble nought ouer paine plaine powre prayse Prince quoth rest saue sayd seem'd selfe shame Shepheardes Calender shepheards shew shyning sight Sith skie sonne sore Spenser spide spright Squire streight Sunne sweet thee themselues thereof theyr things thou vaine vertue vnder vnto vpon waues weene whilest wight wize wont wound wretched wyde yron