The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 2Houghton, Mifflin, 1596 |
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... wight unknowen . 4 Seven moneths he so her kept in bitter smart , Because his sinfull lust she would not serve . Untill such time as noble Britomart Released her , that else was like to sterve2 Through cruell knife that her deare heart ...
... wight unknowen . 4 Seven moneths he so her kept in bitter smart , Because his sinfull lust she would not serve . Untill such time as noble Britomart Released her , that else was like to sterve2 Through cruell knife that her deare heart ...
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... " said Scudamour , " why dost thou lye , And falsly seekst a vertuous wight to shame ? " " Fond knight , " sayd she , " the thing that with this eye 1 Lovely , amorous . I saw , why should I doubt to tell the BOOK IV . CANTO I. 23.
... " said Scudamour , " why dost thou lye , And falsly seekst a vertuous wight to shame ? " " Fond knight , " sayd she , " the thing that with this eye 1 Lovely , amorous . I saw , why should I doubt to tell the BOOK IV . CANTO I. 23.
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... wight . 11 Yet he to her did dayly service more , And dayly more deceived was thereby ; Yet Paridell him envied therefore , As seeming plast in sole felicity : So blind is lust false colours to descry . But Atè soone discovering his ...
... wight . 11 Yet he to her did dayly service more , And dayly more deceived was thereby ; Yet Paridell him envied therefore , As seeming plast in sole felicity : So blind is lust false colours to descry . But Atè soone discovering his ...
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... wight Did ever see upon this world to shine , ) So soone as heavens window shewed light , These warlike champions , all in armour shine , 1 Assembled were in field the chalenge to define.2 4 The field with listes was all about enclos'd ...
... wight Did ever see upon this world to shine , ) So soone as heavens window shewed light , These warlike champions , all in armour shine , 1 Assembled were in field the chalenge to define.2 4 The field with listes was all about enclos'd ...
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... wight ye would him surely weene ; So fresh he seemed and so fierce in sight ; Like as a snake , whom wearie winters teene Hath worne to nought , now feeling sommers might , Casts off his ragged skin and freshly doth him dight . 5 24 All ...
... wight ye would him surely weene ; So fresh he seemed and so fierce in sight ; Like as a snake , whom wearie winters teene Hath worne to nought , now feeling sommers might , Casts off his ragged skin and freshly doth him dight . 5 24 All ...
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amongst Amoret approching armes battell beast beheld Blandamour bloud brest Britomart brought Calidore Canto chaunst cruell dame damzell daunger deare despight devize dight dismayd doth dread dreadfull Eftsoones Elfin Knight evermore FAERIE QUEENE faire faire Lady farre fayre feare fell fiercely fight Florimell fortune foule Gainst gentle goodly grace Grantorto groning hand hart hath heavens herselfe hight himselfe iustice knight ladies late layd light litle mayd mote nigh noble nought paine Paridell perill Poana powre Prince rest salvage sayd Scudamour seem'd shame shepheards shew shield sight Sir Artegall sith skie sonne soone sore sorie speach speare spide Squire stayd steed streight stroke sunne Talus thee thence thereof thereto thou thought Triamond unto uppon vaine vertue warlike weene weet whenas whilest wight wize wonne wont wound wretched wyde yeeld yron
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Page 256 - Upon the pillours of eternity, That is contrayr to Mutabilitie : For all that moveth doth in change delight: But thence-forth all shall rest eternally With Him that is the God of Sabbaoth hight: O that great Sabbaoth God graunt me that Sabaoths sight!
Page 235 - For from the golden age, that first was named, It's now at earst become a stonie one ; And men themselves, the which at first were framed Of earthly mould, and form'd of flesh and bone, Are now transformed into hardest stone...
Page 251 - Yet is he nought but parting of the breath; Ne ought to see, but like a shade to weene, Unbodied, unsoul'd, unheard, unseene...
Page 254 - Then since within this wide great universe Nothing doth firme and permanent appeare, But all things tost and turned by transverse: What then should let, but I aloft should reare My trophee, and from all the triumph beare? Now...
Page 13 - And all within, the riven walls were hung With ragged monuments of times forepast, All which the sad effects of discord sung...
Page 6 - OF Court, it seemes, men Courtesie doe call, For that it there most useth to abound ; And well beseemeth that in princes hall That vertue should be plentifully found, Which of all goodly manners is the ground, And roote of civill conversation...
Page 154 - It is the mynd that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happie, rich or poore; For some, that hath abundance at his will, Hath not enough, but wants in greatest store, And other, that hath...
Page 3 - The waies, through which my weary steps I guyde, In this delightfull land of Faery, Are so exceeding spacious and wyde, And sprinckled with such sweet variety, Of all that pleasant is to eare or eye...
Page 167 - But, soone as he appeared to their vew, They vanisht all away out of his sight, And cleane were gone, which way he never knew; All save the Shepheard, who, for fell despight Of that displeasure, broke his bag-pipe quight, And made great mone for that unhappy turne : But Calidore, though no lesse sory wight For that mishap, yet seeing him to mourne, Drew neare, that he the truth of all by him mote learne...
Page 153 - Whylest thus he talkt, the knight with greedy eare Hong still upon his melting mouth attent; Whose sensefull words empierst his hart so neare, That he was rapt with double ravishment, Both of his speach, that wrought him great content, And also of the...