The Faery Queene, Volume 1Clarendon Press, 1888 - Knights and knighthood |
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... things accounted by their showes , and nothing esteemed of , that is not delightfull and pleasing to common sense . For this cause is Xenophon preferred before Plato , for that the one , in the exquisite depth of his judgement , formed ...
... things accounted by their showes , and nothing esteemed of , that is not delightfull and pleasing to common sense . For this cause is Xenophon preferred before Plato , for that the one , in the exquisite depth of his judgement , formed ...
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... things forepast , and divining of things to come , maketh a pleasing analysis of all . The beginning therefore of my historie , if it were to be told by an Historiographer , should be the twelfth booke , which is the last ; where I ...
... things forepast , and divining of things to come , maketh a pleasing analysis of all . The beginning therefore of my historie , if it were to be told by an Historiographer , should be the twelfth booke , which is the last ; where I ...
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... things he most did crave ; And ever as he rode , his hart did earne To prove his puissance in battell brave Upon his foe , and his new force to learne ; Upon his foe , a dragon horrible and stearne . 3 4 A lovely ladie rode him faire ...
... things he most did crave ; And ever as he rode , his hart did earne To prove his puissance in battell brave Upon his foe , and his new force to learne ; Upon his foe , a dragon horrible and stearne . 3 4 A lovely ladie rode him faire ...
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... things to mell . 31 But if of daunger which hereby doth dwell , And homebred evil ye desire to heare , Of a straunge man I can you tidings tell , That wasteth all this countrey farre and neare . Of such ( said he ) I chiefly do inquere ...
... things to mell . 31 But if of daunger which hereby doth dwell , And homebred evil ye desire to heare , Of a straunge man I can you tidings tell , That wasteth all this countrey farre and neare . Of such ( said he ) I chiefly do inquere ...
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... things each morne and eventyde : Thereby a christall streame did gently play , Which from a sacred fountaine welled forth alway . 35 Arrived there , the little house they fill , Ne looke for entertainement , where none was : Rest is ...
... things each morne and eventyde : Thereby a christall streame did gently play , Which from a sacred fountaine welled forth alway . 35 Arrived there , the little house they fill , Ne looke for entertainement , where none was : Rest is ...
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Page 3 - A GENTLE Knight was pricking on the plaine, Ycladd in mightie armes and silver shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe woundes did remaine, The cruell markes of many a bloody fielde ; Yet armes till that time did he never wield : His angry steede did chide his foming bitt, As much disdayning to the curbe to yield : Full jolly knight he seemd, and faire did sitt, As one for knightly giusts and fierce encounters fitt.
Page 109 - His griesie lockes, long growen and unbound, Disordred hong about his shoulders round, And hid his face ; through which his hollow eyne Lookt deadly dull, and stared as astound ; His raw-bone cheekes, through penurie and pine, Were shronke into his jawes, as he did never dine. His garment, nought but many ragged clouts, With thornes together pind and patched was, The which his naked sides he wrapt abouts...
Page 163 - In that Faery Queene I meane glory in my generall intention, but in my particular I conceive the most excellent and glorious person of our soveraine the Queene, and her kingdome in Faery Land.
Page 11 - With faire discourse the evening so they pas; For that olde man of pleasing wordes had store And well could file his tongue as smooth as glas : He told of Saintes and Popes, and evermore He strowd an Ave-Магу after and before.
Page xxviii - Queene to assygne her some one of her knights to take on him that exployt. Presently that clownish person, upstarting, desired that adventure : whereat the Queene much wondering, and the Lady much gainesaying, yet he earnestly importuned his desire.
Page 168 - Abhorred Styx, the flood of deadly hate; Sad Acheron, of sorrow, black and deep; Cocytus, named of lamentation loud Heard on the rueful stream; fierce Phlegethon, Whose waves of torrent fire inflame with rage.
Page 114 - Come, come away, fraile, feeble, fleshly wight, Ne let vaine words bewitch thy manly hart, Ne divelish thoughts dismay thy constant spright. In heavenly mercies hast thou not a part? Why shouldst thou then despeire, that chosen art?
Page 1 - Lo I the man, whose Muse whilome did maske, As time her taught in lowly Shepheards weeds, Am now enforst a far unfitter taske, For trumpets sterne to chaunge mine Oaten reeds, And sing of Knights and Ladies...
Page 82 - Upon the top of all his loftie crest, A bunch of haires discolourd diversly, With sprincled pearle, and gold full richly drest, Did shake, and seemd to daunce for jollity; Like to an almond tree ymounted hye On top of greene Selinis all alone, With blossoms brave bedecked daintily; Whose tender locks do tremble every one At every little breath, that under heaven is blowne.
Page xxviii - ... seemed the goodliest man in al that company, and was well liked of the lady.