First book of the Faerie Queene, canto I-IVF. C. & J. Rivington, 1805 - English poetry |
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... edition of Efop's Fables in 1505. Conrad Gefner republifhed this little tract , with a Latin verfion . It was again iffued from the prefs , at Gottingen in 1782 , by N. Schow , M. A. To which is added , Ejufdem Commentatio Critica in ...
... edition of Efop's Fables in 1505. Conrad Gefner republifhed this little tract , with a Latin verfion . It was again iffued from the prefs , at Gottingen in 1782 , by N. Schow , M. A. To which is added , Ejufdem Commentatio Critica in ...
Page xli
... , unknown to Hughes , and not printed in any edition of Spenfer's Works before the prefent . TODD . Dedication to Juvenal . HUGHES . MR . SPENCE'S DISSERTATION ON THE DEFECTS OF SPENSER'S ALLEGORY ON THE FAERIE QUEENE . xli.
... , unknown to Hughes , and not printed in any edition of Spenfer's Works before the prefent . TODD . Dedication to Juvenal . HUGHES . MR . SPENCE'S DISSERTATION ON THE DEFECTS OF SPENSER'S ALLEGORY ON THE FAERIE QUEENE . xli.
Page lxiii
... editions , marginal hints , informing the be- wildered reader in what book and stanza the poet intends to recommence an interrupted episode .. This expedient reminds us of the aukward artifice practifed by the firft painters . However ...
... editions , marginal hints , informing the be- wildered reader in what book and stanza the poet intends to recommence an interrupted episode .. This expedient reminds us of the aukward artifice practifed by the firft painters . However ...
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... edition is dated 1634. From this fabulous hif- tory our author has borrowed many of his names , viz . Sir Triftram , Placidas , Pelleas , Pellenore , Perci- vall , and others . As to Sir Triftram , he has copied from this book the ...
... edition is dated 1634. From this fabulous hif- tory our author has borrowed many of his names , viz . Sir Triftram , Placidas , Pelleas , Pellenore , Perci- vall , and others . As to Sir Triftram , he has copied from this book the ...
Page lxxvii
... edition is dated 1579. It is a thin quarto ; printed in the black letter , with the commentary of E. K. perhaps Edward King . Some have thought that his name was Kerke : I fuppofe , because Spenfer , in his letters to Harvey , mentions ...
... edition is dated 1579. It is a thin quarto ; printed in the black letter , with the commentary of E. K. perhaps Edward King . Some have thought that his name was Kerke : I fuppofe , because Spenfer , in his letters to Harvey , mentions ...
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adventures againſt alfo Allegory allufion alſo ancient Archimago Ariofto beautiful becauſe Bevis of Hampton Book caft Canto Chaucer CHURCH circumftance confiftent criticks defcribed defcription defign doth Dueffa edition Elfin Knight Engliſh epick expreffion F. Q. iii fable Faerie Queene faid faire Fairy falfe fame fays feare fecond feems feen felfe fenfe fhall fhield fhould fide fight firft firſt flaine fome foone fpeak fpirit ftanza ftill ftory fubject fuch fuppofed Gothick hath hiftory himſelf Homer inftances itſelf king king Arthur Knight Lady laft likewife Loft Lord Milton moft moral Morpheus moſt Mufe muſt noble numbers obferved occafion Ovid paffage perfon poem poet poetry praiſe prefent quarto reader reafon reft reprefented romance ſhall ſhe Spenfer Statius ſtory Taffo thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou TODD tranflated ufes unto UPTON uſed verfe viii Virgil WARTON whofe word
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Page lxv - Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice Art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Pour'd forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain...
Page 7 - 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 xxxv - 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 cxi - And there appeared another wonder in heaven ; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth...
Page cxii - So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness : and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication : and upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Page 47 - Ah Sir, my liege lord, and my love, Shall I accuse the hidden cruell fate. And mightie causes wrought in heaven above, Or the blind god, that doth me thus amate. For hoped love to winne me certaine hate? Yet thus perforce he bids me do, or die. Die is my dew ; yet rew my wretched state, You, whom my hard avenging destinie Hath made judge of my life or death indifferently. LII. "Your owne deare sake forst me at first to leave My fathers kingdom...
Page 5 - Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
Page 145 - In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun : which cometh forth as a bridegroom •out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course.
Page 19 - To stay the steppe, ere forced to retrate. This is the wandring wood, this Errours den, A monster vile, whom God and man does hate : Therefore I read beware. Fly, fly (quoth then The fearefull Dwarfe) this is no place for living men.
Page 23 - Now now Sir knight, shew what ye bee, Add faith unto your force, and be not faint: Strangle her, els she sure will strangle thee. That when he heard, in great perplexitie, His gall did grate for griefe and high disdaine, And knitting all his force got one hand free, Wherewith he grypt her gorge with so great paine, That soone to loose her wicked bands did her constraine.