Complete Works of Edmund SpenserMacmillan, 1893 - 736 pages |
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... faire befall that Faery Queene of thine , In whose faire eyes love linckt with vertue sittes ; Enfusing , by those bewties fyers devyne , Such high conceites into thy humble wittes , As raised hath poore pastors oaten reedes The prayse ...
... faire befall that Faery Queene of thine , In whose faire eyes love linckt with vertue sittes ; Enfusing , by those bewties fyers devyne , Such high conceites into thy humble wittes , As raised hath poore pastors oaten reedes The prayse ...
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... faire a land as may be redd , Not one Parnassus nor one Helicone , Left for sweete Muses to be harboured , But where thy selfe hast thy brave man- sione : There , in deede , dwel faire Graces many one , And gentle Nymphes , delights of ...
... faire a land as may be redd , Not one Parnassus nor one Helicone , Left for sweete Muses to be harboured , But where thy selfe hast thy brave man- sione : There , in deede , dwel faire Graces many one , And gentle Nymphes , delights of ...
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... faire - forged Spright , Came to their wicked maister , and gan tel Their bootelesse paines , and ill succeeding night : Who , all in rage to see his skilfull might Deluded so , gan threaten hellish paine , And sad Proserpines wrath ...
... faire - forged Spright , Came to their wicked maister , and gan tel Their bootelesse paines , and ill succeeding night : Who , all in rage to see his skilfull might Deluded so , gan threaten hellish paine , And sad Proserpines wrath ...
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... faire , Was never Prince so meeke and debonaire ; But ere my hoped day of spousall shone , My dearest Lord fell from high honors staire Into the hands of hys accursed fone , He in great passion al this while did dwell , More busying his ...
... faire , Was never Prince so meeke and debonaire ; But ere my hoped day of spousall shone , My dearest Lord fell from high honors staire Into the hands of hys accursed fone , He in great passion al this while did dwell , More busying his ...
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... faire as faire mote bee , And ever false Duessa seemde as faire as shee . XXXVIII ' The wicked witch , now seeing all this while The doubtfull ballaunce equally to sway , Then , groning deep ; ' Nor damned Ghost , ' What not by right ...
... faire as faire mote bee , And ever false Duessa seemde as faire as shee . XXXVIII ' The wicked witch , now seeing all this while The doubtfull ballaunce equally to sway , Then , groning deep ; ' Nor damned Ghost , ' What not by right ...
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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