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... The Faery Queene - Page 1by Edmund Spenser - 1888Full view - About this book
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 610 pages
...her taught, m lowly shephoards weeds, Am now enforst, a farre unfitter taske, For trumpets stern« to chaunge mine oaten reeds, And sing of knights and...praises having slept in silence long, < Me, all too mcane, the sacred Muse areeds To blazon broade emongst her learned throng: Fierce warns and faithful... | |
| George Dyer - 1814 - 538 pages
...whose muse whilome did maske, As time her taught, in lowly shepheards we«ds, Am now enforst a farre unfitter taske, For trumpets sterne to chaunge mine oaten reeds, And sing of knights and ladies geutle deeds, Whose praises having slept in silence long, Me all too meane the sacred muse areeds,... | |
| George Dyer - Cambridge (England) - 1814 - 566 pages
...modestly describes his style and pretensions himself: Lo ! I, the man whose muse wfailome did maske, As time her taught, in lowly shepheards weeds, Am now enforst a farre unfitter taske, For trumpets sterne to chaunge mine oaten reeds, •v, And sing of knights and... | |
| Lady Morgan (Sydney) - Irish in literature - 1818 - 300 pages
...leave of Mr. Crawley, and departed. CHAPTER III, For now enforst a farre unfitten taske, to change mine oaten reeds, And sing of knights' and ladies'...praises, having slept in silence long, Me — all too raeane, the sacred museareeds To blazon far. .SPENCER; THE intended visit of the Dunore family to the... | |
| Lady Morgan (Sydney) - Irish in literature - 1819 - 298 pages
...leave of Mr. Crawley, and departed. CHAPTER III. For now enforst a farre unfitfen taske, —to change mine oaten reeds, And sing of knights' and ladies'...in silence long, Me — all too meane, the sacred imisearocds To blazon far. N SPF.NOER, THE intended visit of the Dunore Family to the ancient and long... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 420 pages
...taught, in lowly shepherds weeds, Am now enforst, a farre unfitter taske, For trumpets sterne to ehaunge mine oaten reeds, And sing of knights and ladies gentle deeds ; Whose praises having slept in silenee long, Me, all too meane, the saered Muse areeds To blazon broade emongst her learned throng... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 294 pages
...CONTAYNING legenB of tlje Utmost of tyt HUB ffiross*, «r of i. Lo! I, the man whose Musewhylome did maske, As time her taught, in lowly shepheards weeds, Am now enforst, a farre unfitter taske, For trumpets sterne to chaunge mine oaten reeds, And sing of Knights and Ladies... | |
| William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1833 - 832 pages
...taught, in lowly shepherd's weed« ; As now enforst, a far unfi tier taske, For trumpets stern to change mine oaten reeds, And sing of knights and ladies gentle...praises having slept in silence long, Me, all too mean, the sacred muse Breeds To blazon broad, amongst her learned throng : Fierce wan and faithful... | |
| James Montgomery - Literature - 1833 - 348 pages
...in lowly shepheards' weeds, Are now enforst, a farre unfitter taske, For trumpets sterne to change mine oaten reeds, And sing of knights' and ladies'...; Whose praises, having slept in silence long, Me, all-too-mean, the sacred muse areeds To blazon broade among her learned throng ; Fierce wars and faithful... | |
| James Montgomery - Literature - 1838 - 332 pages
...in lowly shepheards' weeds, Are now enforat, a farre unfitter taske, For trumpets sterne to change mine oaten reeds, And sing of knights' and ladies'...; Whose praises, having slept in silence long, Me, aU-too-mean, the sacred muse areeds To blazon broade among her learned throng ; Fierce wars and faithful... | |
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