 Queene, had bene by an huge dragon many years shut up in a brasen castle, who thence suffred them not to yssew : and therefore besought the Faery Queene to assygne her some one of her knights to take on him that exployt. Presently that clownish person,...  Spenser: Selections - Page 179by Edmund Spenser - 1923 - 208 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 610 pages
...faire ladyeinmourniiigweedcs, take on him that exployt. Presently that clownish person, npstartiqg, desired that adventure: whereat the queene much wondering,...told him, that unlesse that armour which she brought wonld serue him, (that is, the armour of a Christian man specified by St. Paul, v. Ephes.) that he... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 600 pages
...Queene to assygne her some one of her knights to take on him that exployt. Presently that i-lownish person, upstarting, desired that adventure ; whereat the queene much wondering, and the 'ady much gainessying, yet he earnestly importuned his desire. In the end the lady told him, that unlesse... | |
 | England - 1834 - 918 pages
...thence suffered them not to yssew; and therefore besought the Fayrie Queen to assyne to her some one of her knights to take on him that exployt. Presently...whereat the Queene much wondering, and the Lady much gainsaying, yet he earnestly importuned his desire. In the end the Lady told him, that unlesse that... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 294 pages
...thence suffred them not to yssew: and therefore besought the Faerie Queene to assygne her some one of her Knights to take on him that exployt. Presently...that unlesse that armour which she brought, would serue him (that is, the armour of a Christian man specified by St. Paul, v. Ephes.) that he could not... | |
 | English literature - 1833 - 332 pages
...diligent to arm him for the enterprise before him. * " In the end the ladye told him that unless the armour which she brought would serve him (that is the armour of a Christian man, specified by St. Paul in the fifth chapter of his epistle to the Ephesians), that he could not succeed." * Spenser's... | |
 | Scotland - 1834 - 896 pages
...thence suffered them not to yssew; and therefore besought the Fay rie Queen to aasyne to her some one of her knights to take on him that exployt. Presently...whereat the Queene much wondering, and the Lady much gainsaying, yet he earnestly importuned his desire. In the end the Lady told him, that unlesse that... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1839 - 450 pages
...thence suffred them not to yssew: and therefore besought the Faerie Queene to assygne her some one of her Knights to take on him that exployt. Presently...(that is, the armour of a Christian man specified by St. Paul, vi. Ephes.) that he could not succeed in that enterprise : which being forthwith put upon... | |
 | Irishman - 1840 - 238 pages
...upstarting, desired that adventure: whereat the queen much wondering, and the lady much gainsaying, yet he earnestly importuned his desire. In the end, the lady told him, unless that armour which she brought, would serve him, (that is the armour of a Christian man specified... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1843 - 388 pages
...thence suffred them not to yssew ; and therefore besought the Faerie Queene to assygne her some one of her knights to take on him that exployt. Presently...importuned his desire. In the end the lady told him, that unless« that armour which she brought, would serve him (that is, the armour of a Christian man specified... | |
 | Edmund Spenser, Henry John Todd - 1845 - 654 pages
...therefore besought the Faerie Queene to assygne her some one of her Knights to take on him that explovt. ay ; His race with reason, and with words his will,...they traveild long yfere, Through many hard assayes serue him (that is, the armour of a Christian man specified by St. Paul, v. Ephee.) that he could not... | |
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