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... body . Where- upon Sir Scudamour , the lover of that Lady , presently tooke on him that adventure . But being vnable to performe it by reason of the hard Enchauntments , after long sorrow , in the end met with Britomartis , who ...
... body . Where- upon Sir Scudamour , the lover of that Lady , presently tooke on him that adventure . But being vnable to performe it by reason of the hard Enchauntments , after long sorrow , in the end met with Britomartis , who ...
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... body wound , That hand or foot to stirr he strove in vaine . God helpe the man so wrapt in Errours endlesse traine ! 2 XIX His Lady , sad to see his sore constraint , Cride out , Now , now , Sir knight , shew what ye bee ; Add faith ...
... body wound , That hand or foot to stirr he strove in vaine . God helpe the man so wrapt in Errours endlesse traine ! 2 XIX His Lady , sad to see his sore constraint , Cride out , Now , now , Sir knight , shew what ye bee ; Add faith ...
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... body , full of filthie sin , 2 He raft her hatefull heade without remorse : A streame of cole - black blood forth gushed from her corse . XXV Her scattered brood , soone as their Parent deare They saw so rudely falling to the ground ...
... body , full of filthie sin , 2 He raft her hatefull heade without remorse : A streame of cole - black blood forth gushed from her corse . XXV Her scattered brood , soone as their Parent deare They saw so rudely falling to the ground ...
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... body from the bitter fitt ! 2 Dead long ygoe , I wote , thou haddest bin , Had not that charme from thee forwarned itt : But yet I warne thee now assured sitt , And hide thy head . ' Therewith upon his crest With rigor so outrageous he ...
... body from the bitter fitt ! 2 Dead long ygoe , I wote , thou haddest bin , Had not that charme from thee forwarned itt : But yet I warne thee now assured sitt , And hide thy head . ' Therewith upon his crest With rigor so outrageous he ...
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... body , spoild of lively breath , Was afterward , I know not how , convaid , And fro me hid : of whose most innocent death When tidings came to mee , unhappy maid , O , how great sorrow my sad soule assaid ! " 1 fone , foes . 2 assaid ...
... body , spoild of lively breath , Was afterward , I know not how , convaid , And fro me hid : of whose most innocent death When tidings came to mee , unhappy maid , O , how great sorrow my sad soule assaid ! " 1 fone , foes . 2 assaid ...
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Archimago armes beast behold blood brest Britomartis CANTO chaunce chaunst corage corse courser cruell Dame deadly deare death devize dismaid doen dore doth dread dreadfull Elfin knight Enchaunter enimy eternall eyes Faerie Queene Faery knight faire faire Lady false Duessa fast fayre feare feeble flowre fowle fownd Gabriel Harvey gentle goodly grace griefe grone Gyaunt hand hart hast hath heaven heavenly hight holy Lady light living wight Lord mightie never nigh nought paine Paynim powre pray Prince proud quight quoth rage Redcrosse knight Sansfoy Sarazin seemd selfe sence shee Shepheardes Calender shew shield shyne sight sonne sore sorrow sownd speach Spenser spide spright steed straunge suddein Sunne syre thee Therewith thou thrise traveiled trembling trew unto vaine vertues wandring wearie weene whenas wondrous wonne wont wound wrath wretched wyde XXXVIII yron
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Page 42 - And layd her stole aside : her angels face, As the great eye of Heaven, shyned bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place ; Did never mortal!
Page 3 - Poets, I labour to pourtraict in Arthure, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private morall vertues, as Aristotle hath devised...
Page 11 - Whose loftie trees, yclad with sommers pride, Did spred so broad, that heavens light did hide, Not perceable with power of any starr : And all within were pathes and alleies wide, With footing worne, and leading inward farr. Faire harbour that them seems, so in they entred ar.
Page 121 - Upon the top of all his loftie crest, A bounch of heares discolourd diversly, With sprincled pearle and gold full richly drest, Did shake. and seemd to daunce for jollity, Like to an almond tree ymounted hye On top of greene Selinis all alone, With blossoms brave bedecked daintily ; Whose tender locks do tremble every one At everie little breath that under heaven is blowne.
Page 160 - The lenger life, I wote, the greater sin ; The greater sin, the greater punishment : All those great battels, which thou boasts to win Through strife, and blood-shed, and avengement, Now praysd, hereafter deare thou shalt repent ; For life must life, and blood must blood, repay.
Page 9 - A GENTLE Knight was pricking on the plaine, Ycladd in mightie armes and silver shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe woundes did remaine, The cruel markes of many a bloudy fielde ; Yet armes till that time did he never wield: His angry steede did chide his foming bitt, As much disdayning to the curbe to yield : Full jolly knight he seemd, and faire did sitt, As one for knightly giusts and fierce encounters fitt.
Page 12 - Holme ; the Maple seeldom inward sound. Led with delight, they thus beguile the way, Until the blustring storme is overblowne ; When, weening to returne whence they did stray, They cannot finde that path, which first was showne, But wander too and fro in waies unknowne, Furthest from end then, when they neerest weene, That makes them doubt their wits be not their owne : So many pathes, so many turnings scene, That which of them to take in diverse doubt they been.
Page 9 - And on his brest a bloodie 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 scorM, For soveraine hope which in his helpe he had.
Page 64 - And by his side rode loathsome Gluttony, Deformed creature, on a filthie swyne. His belly was upblowne with luxury, And eke with fatnesse swollen were...
Page 10 - A lovely Ladie rode him faire beside, Upon a lowly asse more white then snow ; Yet she much whiter ; but the same did hide Under a vele, that wimpled...