Spenser. Book i of The faery queene, ed. by G.W. Kitchin1867 |
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... heaven obscured by a passing storm , than the warrior and his guide lose their way in the wood of Error ; and at last encountering Error herself , the Knight , with the aid of his heavenly armour , overcomes and destroys her . By this ...
... heaven obscured by a passing storm , than the warrior and his guide lose their way in the wood of Error ; and at last encountering Error herself , the Knight , with the aid of his heavenly armour , overcomes and destroys her . By this ...
Page xv
... heaven , and in the power of the Gospel overcoming every spiritual foe . Let us now turn to the lower , or more concrete side of the tale , and we shall find that under the person- ages of the story Spenser signified certain living men ...
... heaven , and in the power of the Gospel overcoming every spiritual foe . Let us now turn to the lower , or more concrete side of the tale , and we shall find that under the person- ages of the story Spenser signified certain living men ...
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... heaven accurst , Devoure their dam ; on whom while so he gazd , Having all satisfide their bloudy thurst , Their bellies swolne he saw with fulnesse burst , And bowels gushing forth : well worthy end Of such , as drunke her life , the ...
... heaven accurst , Devoure their dam ; on whom while so he gazd , Having all satisfide their bloudy thurst , Their bellies swolne he saw with fulnesse burst , And bowels gushing forth : well worthy end Of such , as drunke her life , the ...
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... heaven all day long , At night doth baite his steedes the Ocean waves emong . 33 Then with the Sunne take , Sir , your timely rest , And with new day new worke at once begin : Untroubled night , they say , gives counsell best . Right ...
... heaven all day long , At night doth baite his steedes the Ocean waves emong . 33 Then with the Sunne take , Sir , your timely rest , And with new day new worke at once begin : Untroubled night , they say , gives counsell best . Right ...
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... heaven , and spake reprochfull shame Of highest God , the Lord of life and light ; A bold bad man , that dar'd to call by name Great Gorgon , Prince of darknesse and dead night ; At which Cocytus quakes , and Styx is put to flight . 38 ...
... heaven , and spake reprochfull shame Of highest God , the Lord of life and light ; A bold bad man , that dar'd to call by name Great Gorgon , Prince of darknesse and dead night ; At which Cocytus quakes , and Styx is put to flight . 38 ...
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armes backe beare beast bitter bloud body Book brought canto cause Chaucer comes connected Cross Dame dead deadly deare death doth dread Duessa English eyes face Faery Queene faire fall false feare fell fierce fight fire follow force gentle give goodly grace ground hand hart hath head heaven heavenly himselfe hope king knight Lady late Latin light living looked Lord manner means mind never paine passing person phrase poets pride Prince proud Queene quoth rest seems selfe sense shield side sight soone Spenser tell thee thence things thou thought tree true Truth turne unto vaine verb viii weary whence wight wood wound
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Page 5 - At last resolving forward still to fare, Till that some end they finde, or in or out, That path they take, that beaten seemd most bare, And like to lead the labyrinth about...
Page 51 - THE noble hart, that harbours vertuous thought, And is with child of glorious great intent, Can never rest, untill it forth have brought Th' eternall brood of glorie excellent.
Page 28 - The Lyon would not leave her desolate, But with her went along, as a strong gard Of her chast person, and a faithfull mate Of her sad troubles and misfortunes hard: Still when she slept, he kept both watch and ward, And when she wakt, he wayted diligent, With humble service to her will prepard: From her faire eyes he took commandement, And ever by her lookes conceived her intent.
Page 114 - Come, come away, fraile, feeble, fleshly wight, Ne let vaine words bewitch thy manly hart, Ne divelish thoughts dismay thy constant spright. In heavenly mercies hast thou not a part ? Why shouldst thou then despeire, that chosen art?
Page 26 - Yet she, most faithfull Ladie, all this while Forsaken,- wofull, solitarie mayd, Far from all peoples preace, as in exile, In wildernesse and wastfull deserts strayd, To seeke her knight ; who, subtily betrayd Through that late vision which th' Enchaunter wrought, Had her abandond.
Page 15 - BY this the northerne wagoner had set His sevenfold teme behind the stedfast starre That was in Ocean waves yet never wet, But firme is fixt, and sendeth light from farre To all that in the wide deepe wandring arre: And chearefull Chaunticlere with his note shrill Had warned once, that Phoebus...
Page 6 - Least suddaine mischiefe ye too rash provoke: The danger hid, the place unknowne and wilde, Breedes dreadfull doubts: Oft fire is without smoke, And perill without show; therefore your stroke, Sir knight, with-hold, till further tryall made.
Page xxv - SIR, knowing how doubtfully all allegories may be construed, and this booke of mine, which I have entituled the Faery Queene...
Page 166 - Abhorred Styx, the flood of deadly hate; Sad Acheron, of sorrow, black and deep; Cocytus, named of lamentation loud Heard on the rueful stream; fierce Phlegethon, Whose waves of torrent fire inflame with rage.
Page 27 - O how can beautie maister the most strong, And simple truth subdue avenging wrong ! Whose yielded pryde and proud submission, Still dreading death, when she had marked long, • Her hart gan melt in great compassion; And drizling teares did shed for pure affection. "The lyon, lord of everie beast in field...