| Edmund Spenser - 1758 - 574 pages
...fhould be moft plaulable and pleafing, being coloured with an hifioricaj fict.on, the which the moft part of men delight to read; rather for variety of matter, than for profit of the enfample : I chofe the hiftory of King Arthur as molt fit fqr f he excellency of his perfon ; being... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 600 pages
...I concerned shoulde be most plausible and pleasing, being co oured with an historical fiction, Vbv. which the most part of men delight to read, rather for variety of matter then for profile of the ensample, I chose the historye of king Arthure, as most fitte for the excellency... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 294 pages
...fashion a gentleman or noble person in vertuous and gentle discipline: which for that I conceiued shoulde be most plausible and pleasing, being coloured with...men delight to read, rather for variety of matter then for profite of the ensample, I chose the Historye of King Arthure, as most fitte for the excellency... | |
| Edmund Spenser - 1839 - 444 pages
...a gentleman or noble person in vertuous and gentle discipline : which for that I conceived shoulde be most plausible and pleasing, being coloured with...men delight to read, rather for variety of matter then for profile of the ensample, I chose the Historye of King Arthure, as most fitte for the excellency... | |
| Edmund Spenser - 1843 - 388 pages
...a gentleman or noble person in vertuoue and gentle discipline ; which for that I conceived shoulde be most plausible and pleasing, being coloured with...men delight to read, rather for variety of matter then for profite of the ensample, I chose the Historye of King Arthure, as most fitte for the excellency... | |
| 1844 - 398 pages
...eoneeived, shoulde be most plausible and pleasing, being eolored with an historieal fietion, the whieh the most part of men delight to read, rather for variety of matter than for profit of ensample, I ehose the history of King Arthure, as most fitte for the exeeleney of his person, being... | |
| Edmund Spenser, Henry John Todd - 1845 - 654 pages
...a gentleman or noble person in vertuous and gentle discipline : which for that I concerned shoulde be most plausible and pleasing, being coloured with...men delight to read, rather for variety of matter then for profite of the ensample, I chose the Historye of King Arthure, os most fitte for the excellency... | |
| Edmund Spenser - 1855 - 1072 pages
...a gentleman or noble person in vertuous and gentle discipline : Which for that I conceived snoulde be most plausible and pleasing, being coloured with an historical! fiction, the which the i A. LETTER OP THE A.UTIIOES. most part of men delight to read, rather for variety of matter then for... | |
| Edmund Spenser - 1855 - 858 pages
...fashion a gentleman or noble person in vertuous and gentle discipline; which for that I conceived shoulde be most plausible and pleasing, being coloured with an historical fiction, the whicli the most part of men delight to rejd, rather for variety of matter than for profile of the ensample,... | |
| Edmund Spenser - English poetry - 1857 - 600 pages
...gentleman or *noble person in rertuous and gentle discipline ; which for that I conceived shun Ide be most plausible and pleasing, being coloured with an historical fiction, the which the moat part of men delight to read, rather for variety of matter then for profile of the ensample, I... | |
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