The Works of Edmund Spenser: With a Selection of Notes from Various Commentators; and a Glossarial Index: to which is Prefixed, Some Account of the Life of Spenser, by Henry John ToddE. Moxon, 1845 - 562 pages |
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... mongst the middest crowd Thought all their glorie vaine in knightly vew , And that great Princesse too exceeding prowd , That to strange Knight no better countenance allowd . XVI . Suddein upriseth from her stately place The roiall Dame ...
... mongst the middest crowd Thought all their glorie vaine in knightly vew , And that great Princesse too exceeding prowd , That to strange Knight no better countenance allowd . XVI . Suddein upriseth from her stately place The roiall Dame ...
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... Mongst many , one that with his prowesse may Defend thine honour , and thy foes confownd ! True loves are often sown , but seldom grow on grownd . " XVII . " Thine , O ! then , " said the gentle Redcrosse Knight , " Next to that Ladies ...
... Mongst many , one that with his prowesse may Defend thine honour , and thy foes confownd ! True loves are often sown , but seldom grow on grownd . " XVII . " Thine , O ! then , " said the gentle Redcrosse Knight , " Next to that Ladies ...
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... Mongst whom on me she deigned to bestowe Order of Maydenhead , the most renownd , That may this day in all the world be found . An yearely solemne feast she wontes to make , The day that first doth lead the yeare around , To which all ...
... Mongst whom on me she deigned to bestowe Order of Maydenhead , the most renownd , That may this day in all the world be found . An yearely solemne feast she wontes to make , The day that first doth lead the yeare around , To which all ...
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... Mongst which Cymochles of her questioned Both what she was , and what that usage ment , Which in her cott she daily practized : " Vaine man , " saide she , " that wouldest be reck- A straunger in thy home , and ignoraunt [ oned Of ...
... Mongst which Cymochles of her questioned Both what she was , and what that usage ment , Which in her cott she daily practized : " Vaine man , " saide she , " that wouldest be reck- A straunger in thy home , and ignoraunt [ oned Of ...
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... mongst Knights of Maydenhed , Great guerdon , well I wote , should you remaine , And in her favor high bee reckoned , As Arthegall and Sophy now beene honored . " VII . " Certes , " then said the Prince , " I God avow , That sith I ...
... mongst Knights of Maydenhed , Great guerdon , well I wote , should you remaine , And in her favor high bee reckoned , As Arthegall and Sophy now beene honored . " VII . " Certes , " then said the Prince , " I God avow , That sith I ...
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Page 8 - He, making speedy way through spersed ayre, And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To Morpheus house doth hastily repaire. Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth never peepe, His dwelling is ; there Tethys his wet bed Doth ever wash, and Cynthia still doth steepe In silver deaw his ever-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night over him her mantle black doth spred.
Page 5 - Much can they praise the trees so straight and hy, The sayling Pine ; the Cedar proud and tall ; The vine-propp Elme ; the Poplar never dry ; The builder Oake, sole king of forrests all ; The Aspine good for staves ; the Cypresse funerall ; "The Laurell, meed of mightie Conquerours And Poets sage ; the Firre that weepeth still ; The Willow worne of forlorne Paramours ; The Eugh, obedient to the benders will ; The Birch for shaftes ; the Sallow for the mill...
Page 7 - Sir knight, ye have advised bin, (Quoth then that aged man) the way to win Is wisely to advise: now day is spent; Therefore with me ye may take up your in For this same night.
Page 118 - Eftsoones they heard a most melodious sound, Of all that mote delight a daintie eare, Such as attonce might not on living ground, Save in this Paradise, be heard elsewhere : Right hard it was for wight which did it heare, To read what manner musicke that mote bee ; For all that pleasing is to living eare Was there consorted in one harmonee ; Birdes, voices, instruments, windes, waters, all agree ; The joyous birdes, shrouded in chearefull shade, Their notes unto the voice attempred sweet ; Th...
Page 6 - Full of great lumps of flesh and gobbets raw, Which stunck so vildly, that it forst him slacke His grasping hold, and from her turne him backe: Her vomit full of bookes and papers was, With loathly frogs and toades, which eyes did lacke, And creeping sought way in the weedy gras : Her filthie parbreake all the place defiled has.
Page 5 - Enforst to seeke some covert nigh at hand, A shadie grove not farr away they spide, That promist ayde the tempest to withstand ; Whose loftie trees, yclad with sommers pride, Did spred so broad, that heavens light did hide, Not perceable with power of any starr : And all within were pathes and alleies wide, With footing worne, and leading inward farr. Faire harbour that them seems, so in they entred ar.
Page 92 - How oft do they their silver bowers leave To come to succour us, that succour want ! How oft do they with golden...
Page 117 - And over all, of purest gold was spred A trayle of yvie in his native hew: For the rich metall was so coloured, That wight, who did not well avis'd it vew, Would surely deeme it to bee yvie trew: Low his lascivious armes adown did creepe, That themselves dipping in the silver dew, Their fleecy flowres they tenderly did steepe, Which drops of christall seemd for wantones to weep.
Page 14 - One day, nigh wearie of the yrkesome way, From her unhastie beast she did alight ; And on the grasse her dainty limbs did lay In secrete shadow, far from all mens sight : From her fayre head her fillet she undight, And layd her stole aside. Her angels face, As the great eye of heaven, shyned bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place : Did never mortall eye behold such heavenly grace.
Page 349 - November; he full grosse and fat As fed with lard, and that right well might seeme; For he had been a fatting hogs of late, That yet his browes with sweat did reek and steem, And yet the season was full sharp and breem : In planting eeke he took no small delight.