 Liker to heaven then mortall wretchednesse : Therefore the winged god, to let men weet That here on earth is no sure happinesse, A thousand sowres hath tempred with one sweet, To make it seeme more deare and dainty, as is meet.  The Works of Edmund Spenser - Page 208by Edmund Spenser - 1862 - 474 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edmund Spenser - 1855 - 742 pages
...here on earth is no sure happinesse, A thousand sowres hath tempred with one sweet, To make it seeme more deare and dainty, as is meet 2 Like as is now befalne to this faire mayd, Faire Pastorell, of whom is now my song : Who being now in dreadfull darknesse layd Amongst those theeves,... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1596 - 738 pages
...amongst them casf, Would be on earth too great a blessednesse Liker to heaven then mortall wretchednesse: Therefore the winged god, to let men weet That here on earth is no sure happinesse, A thousand sowres hath tempred with one sweet, To make it seeme more deare and dainty,... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - Epic poetry, English - 1758 - 702 pages
...difquietnefle, That worldly chaunces doe amongft them caft, Would be on earth too great a blefTednefle, Liker to heaven then mortall wretchednefle : Therefore the...god, to let men weet That here on earth is no fure happinefie, A thoufand fowres hath tempred with one fweet, To make it feeme more deare and dainty,... | |
 | English poetry - 1788 - 538 pages
...them cast, Would be on earth too great a blessednesse, Liker to Heaven then mortaH wretchednesse ; Therefore the winged god, to let men weet That here on earth is no sure happinesse, A thousand sowres hath tempted with one sweet, To make it seeme more deareand dainty,... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - English poetry - 1805 - 578 pages
...them caft, Would be on earth too great a blefl'ednefle, Liker to heaven then mortall wretched nefle : Therefore the winged god, to let men weet That here...To make it feeme more deare and dainty, as is meet. II. Like as is now befalne to this faire Mayd, Faire Paftorell, of whom is now my fong : II. 1. Like... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 600 pages
...them cast, Would be on Earth too great a blessednesse, Liker to Heaven then mortal! wretclieduesse : Therefore the winged god, to let men weet That here on Earth is no sure happinesse, A thousand sowres hath tempred with one sweet, To make it seeme more deare and dainty,... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - English poetry - 1825 - 408 pages
...them cast, Would be on earth too great a blessednesse, Liker to heaven then mortall wretchednesse : Therefore the winged god, to let men weet That here on earth is no sure happinesse, A thousand sowres hath tempred with one sweet, To make it seeme more deare and dainty,... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1831 - 1038 pages
...them cast, Would be on Earth too great a blessednesse, Likcr to Heaven then mortall wretchednesse : Therefore the winged god, to let men weet That here on Earth is no sure liappinesse, A thousand sowres hath tempred with one sweet, To make it secme more deare and dainty,... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - English poetry - 1839 - 322 pages
...them cast, Would be on earth too great a blessednesse, Liker to heaven then mortall wretchednesse : Therefore the winged god, to let men weet That here on earth is nO'Sure happinesse, A thousand sowres hath tempred with one sweet, To make it seeme more deare and... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1843 - 388 pages
...them cast, Would be on earth too great a blessednesse, Liker to heaven then mortall wretchednesse : Therefore the winged god, to let men weet That here on earth is no sure happinesse, A thousand sowres hath tempred with one sweet, Tu make it seeme more deare and dainty,... | |
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