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... cause is Xenophon preferred before Plato , for that the one , in the exquisite depth of his judgment , formed a commonwealth , such as it should be ; but the other , in the person of Cyrus , and the Persians , fashioned a government ...
... cause is Xenophon preferred before Plato , for that the one , in the exquisite depth of his judgment , formed a commonwealth , such as it should be ; but the other , in the person of Cyrus , and the Persians , fashioned a government ...
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... Cause to gush forth . • Sink down . Add faith unto your force , and be not faint ; Strangle her , else she sure will strangle thee . ' That when he heard , in great perplexity , His gall did grate1 for grief and high disdain ; And ...
... Cause to gush forth . • Sink down . Add faith unto your force , and be not faint ; Strangle her , else she sure will strangle thee . ' That when he heard , in great perplexity , His gall did grate1 for grief and high disdain ; And ...
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... causes wrought in heaven above , Or the blind god , that doth me thus amate , 5 For hopéd love , to win me certain hate ? Yet thus perforce he bids me do , or die . Die is my due ; yet rue my wretched state , You , whom my hard avenging ...
... causes wrought in heaven above , Or the blind god , that doth me thus amate , 5 For hopéd love , to win me certain hate ? Yet thus perforce he bids me do , or die . Die is my due ; yet rue my wretched state , You , whom my hard avenging ...
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... cause is none ; but to your rest depart . ' Not all content , yet seem'd she to appease Her mournful plaints , beguiléd of her art , And fed with words , that could not choose but please : So , sliding softly forth , she turn'd as to ...
... cause is none ; but to your rest depart . ' Not all content , yet seem'd she to appease Her mournful plaints , beguiléd of her art , And fed with words , that could not choose but please : So , sliding softly forth , she turn'd as to ...
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Edmund Spenser. 1 Imme- diately . 2 Causing to mis- take . Sleep too long . • Mingled . 5 Blinded . But , when he saw his threat'ning was but vain , He cast about , and searcht his baleful books again . III . Eftsoones1 he took that ...
Edmund Spenser. 1 Imme- diately . 2 Causing to mis- take . Sleep too long . • Mingled . 5 Blinded . But , when he saw his threat'ning was but vain , He cast about , and searcht his baleful books again . III . Eftsoones1 he took that ...
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Androgeus Archimago arms beast behold Belinus Belphoebe blood bold Britomart Britons brought CANTO courage courser cruel dame damsel deadly dear death delight diately disdain dismay'd doth dreadful Duessa EDMUND SPENSER Eftsoons Elfin Knight espied eternal evermore eyes Faerie Queene Faery Knight fair fair ladies false fast fear feeble fell fierce fight fled foul gentle goodly grace grief ground Guyon hand haste hath heart heaven heavenly hight honour kingdom heir lady late light living lord lust Mammon Maximian mighty mortal naught Ne¹ never nigh noble pain palmer praise Prince proud quoth rage Redcross Knight secret seem'd shame shield sight Sith soon sore sorrow spear Spenser sprite squire steed strong sweet thee thence thereof Therewith thou turn'd unto unwares wand'ring wanton warlike weary ween whenas wicked wight wondrous wound wrath wretched XXXII
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Page 263 - If so be the Faerye Queene be fairer in your eie than the Nine Muses, and Hobgoblin runne away with the Garland from Apollo: Marke what I saye, and yet I will not say that I thought, but there an End for this once, and fare you well, till God or some good Aungell putte you in a better minde (Ibid., pp.
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Page 51 - Of all that might delight a dainty ear, Such as at once might not on living ground, Save in this paradise, be heard elsewhere : Right hard it was for wight which did it hear, To...