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... never trompe of half so gret a soun . This pardoner had here as yelwe as wax , But smoth it heng , as doth a strike of flax : By unces heng his lokkes that he hadde , And therwith he his shulders overspradde . Ful thinne it lay , by ...
... never trompe of half so gret a soun . This pardoner had here as yelwe as wax , But smoth it heng , as doth a strike of flax : By unces heng his lokkes that he hadde , And therwith he his shulders overspradde . Ful thinne it lay , by ...
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... never mo . And shortly to concluden all his wo , So mochel sorwe hadde never creature , That is or shal be , while the world may dure . His slepe , his mete , his drinke is him byraft , That lene he wex , and drie as is a shaft . His ...
... never mo . And shortly to concluden all his wo , So mochel sorwe hadde never creature , That is or shal be , while the world may dure . His slepe , his mete , his drinke is him byraft , That lene he wex , and drie as is a shaft . His ...
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... never mo ye shul my contree dere , Ne maken werre upon me night ne day , But ben my frendes in alle that ye may . I you foryeve this trespas every del . " And they him sware his axing fayr and wel , And him of lordship and of mercie ...
... never mo ye shul my contree dere , Ne maken werre upon me night ne day , But ben my frendes in alle that ye may . I you foryeve this trespas every del . " And they him sware his axing fayr and wel , And him of lordship and of mercie ...
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... never asonder wende ; Til deth departeth hem , this lif they lede : And fareth now wel , my tale is at an ende . Now Jesu Crist , that of his might may sende Joye after wo , governe us in his grace , And kepe us alle that ben in this ...
... never asonder wende ; Til deth departeth hem , this lif they lede : And fareth now wel , my tale is at an ende . Now Jesu Crist , that of his might may sende Joye after wo , governe us in his grace , And kepe us alle that ben in this ...
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... never erst ne saw she swiche a sight . No wonder is though that she be astoned , To see so gret a gest come in that place , She never was to non swiche gestes woned , For which she loked with ful pale face . But shortly forth this ...
... never erst ne saw she swiche a sight . No wonder is though that she be astoned , To see so gret a gest come in that place , She never was to non swiche gestes woned , For which she loked with ful pale face . But shortly forth this ...
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alwayes Archimago armes Artegall beast behold brest Britomart brought Calidore chaunce cruell dame daunger dayes deare death despight devize doth dread dreadfull earth Eftsoones Elfin knight euery evermore eyes Faery knight Faery queene faire faire lady fame farre fast fayre feare foule gentle goodly grace grone Guyon hand hart hast hath haue Heavens hight himselfe hire honour knight lady light litle lord loue mayd mede mighty minde mote neuer nigh noble nought paine powre pray prince quod quoth rest ryght Sapience sayd seemd selfe shal shame shee shew shield shyne sight sith sonne soone sore sorrow sory spide spright steed straunge streight Sunne thee thereof thing thou thought trew unto vaine vertue villein vnto vpon warre weene whan whenas wight wise wize wonne wound wretched wyde yron
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Page 305 - How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us, that succour want? How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant?
Page 305 - How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant! They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant; And all for love, and nothing for reward: O why should Heavenly God to men have such regard ? LONDON: APPROVED SCHOOL BOOKS.
Page 242 - The lyon would not leave her desolate, But with her went along, as a strong gard Of her chast person, and a faythfull mate Of her sad troubles and misfortunes hard : Still...
Page 327 - Such as attonce might not on living ground, Save in this Paradise, be heard elsewhere : Right hard it was for wight which did it heare, To read what manner musicke that mote bee ; For all that pleasing is to living eare Was there consorted in one harmonee ; Birdes, voices, instruments, windes, waters, all agree ; The joyous birdes, shrouded in chearefull shade, Their notes unto the voice attempred sweet ; Th...
Page 234 - That greatest Gloriana to him gave, (That greatest Glorious Queene of Faery lond) To winne him worshippe, and her grace to have, Which of all earthly thinges he most did crave : And ever as he rode his hart did earne...
Page 234 - Behind her farre away a Dwarfe did lag, That lasie seemd, in being ever last, Or wearied with bearing of her bag Of needments at his backe.
Page 429 - Or weigh the thought that from mans mind doth flow : But if the weight of these thou canst not show, Weigh but one word which from thy lips doth fall : For how canst thou those greater secrets know, That doest not know the least thing of them all ? Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.
Page 318 - Deare countrey ! O! how dearely deare Ought thy remembraunce and perpetuall band Be to thy foster Childe, that from thy hand Did commun breath and nouriture receave. How brutish is it not to understand How much to her we owe, that all us gave ; That gave unto us all what ever good we have.
Page 236 - Then choosing out few words most horrible, (Let none them read) thereof did verses frame ; With which, and other spelles like terrible, He bad awake blacke Plutoes griesly Dame ; And cursed heven ; and spake reprochful 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 darknes and dead night ; At which Cocytus quakes, and Styx is put to flight.
Page 495 - doe men The heavens of their fortunes fault accuse, Sith they know best what is the best for them; For they to each such fortune doe diffuse, As they doe know each can most aptly use: For not that which men covet most is best, Nor that thing worst which men do most refuse ; But fittest is, that all contented rest With that they hold : each hath his fortune in his brest.