BELL'S EDITION.
The POETS of GREAT BRITAIN

COMPLETE FROM
CHAUCER to CHURCHILL.

SPENCER VOLUME VI.

Sir Callidore thenee travelled not long.
When as by chance a comely Squire he found.

Book Cantor Stanza u.

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THE

POETICAL WORKS

OF

EDMUND SPENSER.

IN EIGHT VOLUMES.

FROM THE TEXT OF MR. UPTON, &c.

WITH THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.

Goe, little Booke! thyself present,
As child whose parent is unkent,
To him that is the President

Of Noblenesse and Chivalrie-----
And, asked who thee forth did bring?
A shepeheard's swaine say did thee sing,
All as his straying flocke he fedde:
And when his Honor hath thee redde,
Crave pardon for thy hardy-head---..
And when thou art past jeopardie,
Come tell me what was said of mee,
And I will send more after thee.

VOL. VI.

SPENSER TO HIS BOOKE.

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THE

POETICAL WORKS

OF

EDMUND SPENSER.

VOL. VI.

CONTAINING HIS

FAERY QUEENE.

FROM MR. UPTON's TEXT.

When SPENSER saw the fame was spredd so large
Through Faery Land of their renowned Queene,
Loth that his Muse should take so great a charge,
As in such haughty matter to be seene,
To seeme a shepeheard then he made his choice,
But Sidney heard him sing, and knew his voice-
So SPENSER was by Sidney's speaches wonne,
To blaze her fame, not fearing future harmes----
So SPENSER now, to his immortall prayse,
Hath wonne the laurell quite from all his feres.

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