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... sight of the Faery Queen . Shakspeare was " drown'd in deep delight " at sound of Spenser's verse ; and one and all exhausted not only their mother tongue , but all the languages they could command , in heaping superlatives upon Queen ...
... sight of the Faery Queen . Shakspeare was " drown'd in deep delight " at sound of Spenser's verse ; and one and all exhausted not only their mother tongue , but all the languages they could command , in heaping superlatives upon Queen ...
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... sight of the dear ones on whose account he had chiefly prized it . Yet we fear his premature death must be ascribed to the wrench from so much that he loved , the in- terruption of his darling occupations , and the sense that the world ...
... sight of the dear ones on whose account he had chiefly prized it . Yet we fear his premature death must be ascribed to the wrench from so much that he loved , the in- terruption of his darling occupations , and the sense that the world ...
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... sights and fancies weak , He mumbled soft , but would not all his silence break . XLIII . The sprite then gan more boldly him to wake , And threatned unto him the dreaded name Of Hecaté : whereat he gan to quake , And , lifting up his ...
... sights and fancies weak , He mumbled soft , but would not all his silence break . XLIII . The sprite then gan more boldly him to wake , And threatned unto him the dreaded name Of Hecaté : whereat he gan to quake , And , lifting up his ...
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... sight , That weaker sense it could have ravished quite : The makers seif , for all his wondrous wit , Was nigh beguiled with so goodly sight . Her all in white he clad , and over it Cast a black stole , most like to seem to Una fit ...
... sight , That weaker sense it could have ravished quite : The makers seif , for all his wondrous wit , Was nigh beguiled with so goodly sight . Her all in white he clad , and over it Cast a black stole , most like to seem to Una fit ...
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... sight , He could not rest ; but did his stout heart eat , And waste his inward gall with deep despight , Irksome of life , and too long lingring night . At last fair Hesperus in highest sky Had spent his lamp , and brought forth dawning ...
... sight , He could not rest ; but did his stout heart eat , And waste his inward gall with deep despight , Irksome of life , and too long lingring night . At last fair Hesperus in highest sky Had spent his lamp , and brought forth dawning ...
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adamant rock adown allegory Archimago arms baleful beast 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 eyes Faery Faėry Queen fair fair lady fall false Duessa fast fear feeble fell fierce foul Gabriel Harvey gentle goodly grace grief ground hand haste hath heart heaven heavenly hight holy honor House of Pride huge lady late LEIGH HUNT light living wight lord mighty never nigh noble nought pain poem poet poetry pride prince proud quoth rage Redcross knight Saracen 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 WILLIAM HAZLITT wise woful wondrous wont words wound wrath wretched XXXIII
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Page 7 - Full little knowest thou that hast not tried, What hell it is, in suing long to bide ; To lose good days that might be better spent : To waste long nights in pensive discontent ; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow ; To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow...
Page 76 - The lion would not leave her desolate, But with her went along, as a strong guard Of her chaste person, and a faithful mate Of her sad troubles and misfortunes hard ; Still, when she slept, he kept both watch and ward; And, when she waked, he waited diligent, With humble service to her will prepared : From her fair eyes he took commandement, And ever by her looks conceived her intent.
Page 41 - What thou art, we know not ; What is most like thee ? From rainbow clouds there flow not Drops so bright to see, As from thy presence showers a rain of melody.
Page 74 - And laid her stole aside : her angel's face, As the great eye of heaven, shined bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place; Did never mortal eye behold such heavenly grace.
Page 44 - 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 scor'd, For soveraine hope which in his helpe he had.
Page 31 - AND is there care in heaven ? and is there love In heavenly spirits to these creatures base, That may compassion of their evils move ? There is...
Page 9 - Fulke Greville, servant to Queen Elizabeth, counsellor to King James, and friend to Sir Philip Sidney.
Page 41 - HAIL to thee, blithe spirit ! Bird thou never wert, That from heaven, or near it, Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art Higher still and higher From the earth thou springest Like a cloud of fire; The blue deep thou wingest, And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest.
Page 53 - A little lowly hermitage it was, Down in a dale, hard by a forest's side, Far from resort of people, that did pass In travel to and fro : a little wide There was...
Page 19 - Fair is my love, when her fair golden hairs With the loose wind ye waving chance to mark ; Fair, when the rose in her red cheeks appears; Or in her eyes the fire of love does spark.