Book 1 of the Faery Queene, Volume 2Clarendon Press, 1874 - 251 pages |
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... thus advaunced hye ; Therefore this craftie engine he did frame , Against his praise to stirre up enmitye Of such , as vertues like mote unto him allye . 24 So now he Guyon guydes an uncouth way Through 8 THE FAERY QUEENE .
... thus advaunced hye ; Therefore this craftie engine he did frame , Against his praise to stirre up enmitye Of such , as vertues like mote unto him allye . 24 So now he Guyon guydes an uncouth way Through 8 THE FAERY QUEENE .
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... mote I weet , Sir Guyon , why with so fierce saliaunce , And fell intent ye did at earst me meet ; For sith I know your goodly gouvernaunce , Great cause , I weene , you guided , or some uncouth chaunce . 30 Certes , ( said he , ) well mote ...
... mote I weet , Sir Guyon , why with so fierce saliaunce , And fell intent ye did at earst me meet ; For sith I know your goodly gouvernaunce , Great cause , I weene , you guided , or some uncouth chaunce . 30 Certes , ( said he , ) well mote ...
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... mote yee thee , as well can wish your thought , That home ye may report thrise happy newes ; For well ye worthy bene for worth and gentle thewes . 34 So courteous congé both did give and take , With right hands plighted , pledges of ...
... mote yee thee , as well can wish your thought , That home ye may report thrise happy newes ; For well ye worthy bene for worth and gentle thewes . 34 So courteous congé both did give and take , With right hands plighted , pledges of ...
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... mote he soft himselfe appease , And fairely fare on foot , however loth ; His double burden did him sore disease . So long they traveiled with litle ease , Till that at last they to a castle came , Built on a rocke adjoyning to the seas ...
... mote he soft himselfe appease , And fairely fare on foot , however loth ; His double burden did him sore disease . So long they traveiled with litle ease , Till that at last they to a castle came , Built on a rocke adjoyning to the seas ...
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... mote bee , That rode in golden sell with single spere , But wanted sword to wreake his enmitee . He is a great adventurer ( said he ) That hath his sword through hard assay forgone , And now hath vowd , till he avenged bee Of that ...
... mote bee , That rode in golden sell with single spere , But wanted sword to wreake his enmitee . He is a great adventurer ( said he ) That hath his sword through hard assay forgone , And now hath vowd , till he avenged bee Of that ...
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Page 206 - Ransacked the Centre, and with impious hands Rifled the bowels of their mother Earth For treasures better hid.
Page 94 - How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant! They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant; And all for love, and nothing for reward: O why should Heavenly God to men have such regard ? LONDON: APPROVED SCHOOL BOOKS.
Page 94 - Of men than beasts ; but oh ! the exceeding grace Of highest God ! that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth embrace. That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe.
Page 173 - To th' instruments divine respondence meet; The silver sounding instruments did meet With the base murmure of the waters fall; The waters fall with difference discreet, Now soft, now loud, unto the wind did call; The gentle warbling wind low answered to all.
Page 94 - How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us, that succour want? How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant?
Page 113 - Their murmuring small trompets sounden wide, Whiles in the aire their clustring army flies, That as a cloud doth seeme to dim the skies; Ne man nor beast may rest or take repast For their sharpe wounds, and noyous injuries, Till the fierce northerne wind with blustring blast Doth blow them quite away, and in the ocean cast.
Page 66 - In this wide Inland sea, that hight by name The Idle lake, my wandring ship I row, That knowes her port, and thither sayles by ayme, Ne care, ne feare I how the wind do blow, Or whether swift I wend, or whether slow : Both slow and swift alike do serve my tourne ; Ne swelling Neptune ne lowd thundring Jove Can chaunge my cheare, or make me ever mourne : My little boat can safely passe this perilous bourne.
Page 173 - 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...
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Page 84 - All bard with double bends, that none could weene Them to efforce by violence or wrong : On every side they placed were along ; But all the grownd with sculs was scattered, And dead mens bones, which round about were flong ; Whose lives, it seemed, whilome there were shed, And their vile carcases now left unburied.