The Works of Spenser: In Six Volumes. With a Glossary Explaining the Old and Obscure Words. To which is Prefix'd the Life of the Author, and an Essay on Allegorical Poetry, by Mr. Hughes. ...J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1750 |
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... XXVII . Her Face moft foul and filthy was to fee , With fquinted Eyes contrary ways intended , And loathly Mouth , unmeet a Mouth to be , That nought but Gall and Venom comprehended , And wicked Words , that God and Man offended : Her ...
... XXVII . Her Face moft foul and filthy was to fee , With fquinted Eyes contrary ways intended , And loathly Mouth , unmeet a Mouth to be , That nought but Gall and Venom comprehended , And wicked Words , that God and Man offended : Her ...
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... XXVII . And of them all , fhe that is fairest found , Shall have that golden Girdle for Reward ; And of thofe Knights who is most stout on ground , Shall to that faireft Lady be prefer'd . Sith therefore the her felf is now your Ward ...
... XXVII . And of them all , fhe that is fairest found , Shall have that golden Girdle for Reward ; And of thofe Knights who is most stout on ground , Shall to that faireft Lady be prefer'd . Sith therefore the her felf is now your Ward ...
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... XXVII . Like as the Tide that comes from th ' Ocean Main , Flows up the Shenan with contrary Force , And over - ruling him in his own Reign , Drives back the Current of his kindly Courfe , And makes it seem to have some other Source ...
... XXVII . Like as the Tide that comes from th ' Ocean Main , Flows up the Shenan with contrary Force , And over - ruling him in his own Reign , Drives back the Current of his kindly Courfe , And makes it seem to have some other Source ...
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... XXVII . Which Cambel feeing , tho he could not falve , Ne done undo , yet for to falve his name , And purchafe Honour in his Friends behalve , This goodly Counterfefaunce he did frame . The Shield and Arms well known to be the fame ...
... XXVII . Which Cambel feeing , tho he could not falve , Ne done undo , yet for to falve his name , And purchafe Honour in his Friends behalve , This goodly Counterfefaunce he did frame . The Shield and Arms well known to be the fame ...
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againſt Amoret Arms Beafts beft beheld Blandamore Britomart brought caft CANTO Caufe Cauſe cruel curfed Dame Damfel dear Defire doft doth dreadful e'er Eftfoons elfe evermore fafe faft faid fair falfe fame fave Fear fecret feek feem'd feemed feen felf fell fhall fhew fhould fide fiercely fight firft flain Florimel fome foon fore foul ftill ftir ftraight ftrong fuch fure gentle Glauce goodly Grantorto Guife Hand hath Heart hight himſelf Juftice Knight Lady laft laſt lefs likewife Love Marinel mighty moft moſt mote nigh noble nought paffed Paridel Peril Pow'r prefent Prince quoth reft Right Scudamore Shame ſhe Shield Sir Arthegal Sith Spear Squire Steed Stroke Talus themſelves thence thereof thereto theſe thofe thoſe thou thro Triamond unto warlike ween weet when-as Whilft whilom whofe wife Wight wont wrathful wretched XXVIII XXXVI
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Page 84 - All overgrowne with haire, that could awhape An hardy hart ; and his wide mouth did gape With huge great teeth, like to a tusked Bore : For he...
Page 132 - The wide kingdome of love with lordly sway, And to his law compels all creatures to obay. 'And all about her altar scattered lay Great sorts of lovers piteously complayning, Some of their losse, some of their loves delay, Some of their pride, some paragons disdayning, Some fearing fraud, some fraudulently fayning, As every one had cause of good or ill.
Page 145 - Thence doth by Huntingdon and Cambridge flit, My mother Cambridge, whom as with a Crowne He doth adorne, and is adorn'd of it With many a gentle Muse and many a learned wit.
Page 182 - These tow'ring rocks, which reach unto the sky, I will thrust down into the deepest main, And, as they were, them equalize again. Tyrants, that make men subject to their law, I will suppress, that they no more may reign ; And Lordings curb that Commons over-awe ; And all the wealth of rich men to the poor will draw.
Page 142 - Then was there heard a most celestiall sound Of dainty musicke, which did next ensew Before the spouse : that was Arion crownd ; Who, playing on his harpe, unto him drew The eares and hearts of all that goodly crew, That even yet the Dolphin, which him bore Through the Agsan seas from Pirates vew, Stood still by him astonisht at his lore, And all the raging seas for joy forgot to rore.
Page 266 - Thus there he stood, whylest high over his head There written was the purport of his sin, In cyphers strange, that few could rightly read, Bon font ; but Bon, that once had written bin, Was raced out, and Mai was now put in : So now Malfont was plainely to be red ; Eyther for th...
Page 127 - For all that 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.
Page 132 - But sooth it was not sure for womanish shame, Nor any blemish, which the worke mote blame; But for, they say, she hath both kinds in one, Both male and female, both under one name: She syre and mother is her selfe alone, Begets and eke conceives, ne needeth other none.
Page 29 - These three did love each other dearly well, And with so firm affection were allied, As if but one soul in them all did dwell, Which did her power into three parts divide ; Like three fair branches budding far and wide, That from one root deriv'd their vital sap : And, like that root that doth her life divide, Their mother was ; and had full blessed hap These three so noble babes to bring forth at one clap.
Page 150 - The which, more eath it were for mortal wight To tell the sands, or count the stars on high, Or ought more hard, than think to reckon right ; But well I...