Spenser and The Faery QueenG.P. Putnam, 1850 - 246 pages |
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... honor to his spotless fame , by making the poet's fortunes his care , until the fatal wound at Zutphen deprived the age of an ornament , and Spenser of the rare consolation of a spirit worthy to claim kindred with his own . Spenser and ...
... honor to his spotless fame , by making the poet's fortunes his care , until the fatal wound at Zutphen deprived the age of an ornament , and Spenser of the rare consolation of a spirit worthy to claim kindred with his own . Spenser and ...
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... honor- able enterprise and splendid achievement ; one in soul , though widely separated in fortune . What a field for Sidney's noble- ness ! and yet , perhaps , still more for that of Spenser ; for what requires so much undoubting and ...
... honor- able enterprise and splendid achievement ; one in soul , though widely separated in fortune . What a field for Sidney's noble- ness ! and yet , perhaps , still more for that of Spenser ; for what requires so much undoubting and ...
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... honored him . Spenser seems to have made desperate efforts to propitiate the hard old lord , but in vain ; and he left the court in disgust , flying back to his Irish estate , by the soft - flowing Mulla , where the Muses visited him ...
... honored him . Spenser seems to have made desperate efforts to propitiate the hard old lord , but in vain ; and he left the court in disgust , flying back to his Irish estate , by the soft - flowing Mulla , where the Muses visited him ...
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... honored with her high places . The " Mirrour for Magistrates , " the " Paradise of daynty Devi- ces , " the " Gorgeous gallery of Gallant Inventions , " the " Hande- ful of pleasant Delights , " and many other collections , are the ...
... honored with her high places . The " Mirrour for Magistrates , " the " Paradise of daynty Devi- ces , " the " Gorgeous gallery of Gallant Inventions , " the " Hande- ful of pleasant Delights , " and many other collections , are the ...
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... honors gained in the more earthly course , they prided themselves far higher on those which they were able to win ... honor were " servant to Queen Elizabeth , counsellor to King James , and friend to Sir Philip Sidney —a climax that ...
... honors gained in the more earthly course , they prided themselves far higher on those which they were able to win ... honor were " servant to Queen Elizabeth , counsellor to King James , and friend to Sir Philip Sidney —a climax that ...
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adamant rock adown allegory Archimago arms baleful beast beauty behold blood CANTO corse courser cruel cursed dame deadly dear death delight dight dismay'd doth double echo dreadful earth earthly Edmund Spenser Eftsoons elfin knight erst evermore eyes Faery Faëry Queen fair fair lady false Duessa fast fear feeble fell fierce foul Gabriel Harvey gentle Gloriane goodly grace grief ground hand haste hath heart heaven heavenly hight holy honor House of Pride huge lady late light living wight lord mighty never nigh noble nought pain poem poet poetry pride prince proud quake quoth rage Redcross knight Saracen Satyrs seem'd Shakspeare shield Sidney sight sinful bands sire sore sorrow Spenser spright steed sweet thee thence Therewith thou trembling unto wandring weary ween whenas wise woful wondrous wont words wound wrath wretched XXXIII