Complete Works of Edmund SpenserMacmillan, 1893 - 736 pages |
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... brought heroic poesy to any perfection , his " Fairy Queen being for great invention and poetic heighth , judg'd little inferior , if not equal to the chief of the ancient Greeks and Latins , or modern Italians , but the first poem that ...
... brought heroic poesy to any perfection , his " Fairy Queen being for great invention and poetic heighth , judg'd little inferior , if not equal to the chief of the ancient Greeks and Latins , or modern Italians , but the first poem that ...
Page xiv
... brought heroic poesy to any perfection , his " Fairy Queen " being for great invention and poetic heighth , judg'd little inferior , if not equal to the chief of the ancient Greeks and Latins , or modern Italians , but the first poem ...
... brought heroic poesy to any perfection , his " Fairy Queen " being for great invention and poetic heighth , judg'd little inferior , if not equal to the chief of the ancient Greeks and Latins , or modern Italians , but the first poem ...
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... brought Spenser acquainted , pro- bably impeded his prospects of preferment . There can be no doubt that one of the motives that brought him to England was a desire to advance his fortunes . Camden describes him as always poor . His ...
... brought Spenser acquainted , pro- bably impeded his prospects of preferment . There can be no doubt that one of the motives that brought him to England was a desire to advance his fortunes . Camden describes him as always poor . His ...
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... brought him forth the chaunce of warre to try . When Spencer saw the fame was spredd so large , Through Faery land , of their renowned Queene , Loth that his Muse should take so great a charge , As in such haughty matter to be seene ...
... brought him forth the chaunce of warre to try . When Spencer saw the fame was spredd so large , Through Faery land , of their renowned Queene , Loth that his Muse should take so great a charge , As in such haughty matter to be seene ...
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... brought him forth the chaunce of warre to try . When Spencer saw the fame was spredd so large , Through Faery land , of their renowned Queene , Loth that his Muse should take so great a charge , As in such haughty matter to be seene ...
... brought him forth the chaunce of warre to try . When Spencer saw the fame was spredd so large , Through Faery land , of their renowned Queene , Loth that his Muse should take so great a charge , As in such haughty matter to be seene ...
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Archimago armes Artegall beast behold brest Britomart brought Calidore chaunce chaunst cruell Dame Damzell daunger deadly deare death delight despight devize dight doth dreadfull earst Edmund Spenser Eftsoones Elfin knight evermore eyes Faerie Queene Faery Faery knight faire faire Lady farre fast fayre feare fell flowre fowle gentle goodly grace griefe groning Guyon hand hart hast hath heaven hight himselfe honour knight Lady late layd light litle living Lord Mayd mighty Mongst mote nigh noble nought Nymphes poet powre Prince Queene quoth rest sayd seemd selfe shame shee shepheards shew shield sight Sith skie sonne soone sore sory speach Spenser spide spright steed straunge streight Sunne sweet Talus thee thereof theyr things thou trew unto vaine vertue villein warlike weene weet whilome wight wize wondrous wonne wont wound wretched wyde yron