Spenser: Book 1 of the Faery QueeneClarendon Press, 1879 - 251 pages |
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... brought him and Sir Philip Sidney together . To Sidney he dedicated his first printed work , the Shepheards Calender , which was published in the year 1579 . Next year , Arthur , Lord Grey de Wilton , took Spenser with him as his ...
... brought him and Sir Philip Sidney together . To Sidney he dedicated his first printed work , the Shepheards Calender , which was published in the year 1579 . Next year , Arthur , Lord Grey de Wilton , took Spenser with him as his ...
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... brought out in 1594 ; Bacon's Essays in 1597. The land is a - glow with every form of life : and Spenser connects the past with the future . Looking back to his master , Chaucer , he draws his own England with a romantic hand , the ...
... brought out in 1594 ; Bacon's Essays in 1597. The land is a - glow with every form of life : and Spenser connects the past with the future . Looking back to his master , Chaucer , he draws his own England with a romantic hand , the ...
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... , containing Books I - VI 1596 Shakespeare's earlier plays brought out by Bacon publishes his Essays · 1597 29 Edict of Nantes Spenser dies in Westminster 1599 Philip III 1598 A LETTER OF THE AUTHORS Expounding his whole intention in.
... , containing Books I - VI 1596 Shakespeare's earlier plays brought out by Bacon publishes his Essays · 1597 29 Edict of Nantes Spenser dies in Westminster 1599 Philip III 1598 A LETTER OF THE AUTHORS Expounding his whole intention in.
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... brought up , so soone as he was borne of the Lady Igrayne ) to have seene in a dreame or vision the Faerie Queene , with whose excellent beautie ravished , hee awaking , resolved to seeke her out : and so , being by Merlin armed , and ...
... brought up , so soone as he was borne of the Lady Igrayne ) to have seene in a dreame or vision the Faerie Queene , with whose excellent beautie ravished , hee awaking , resolved to seeke her out : and so , being by Merlin armed , and ...
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... brought would serve him ( that is , the armour of a Christian man specified by Saint Paul , v . Ephes . ) that he could not succeed in that enterprise : which being forth - with put upon him with due furnitures thereunto , he seemed the ...
... brought would serve him ( that is , the armour of a Christian man specified by Saint Paul , v . Ephes . ) that he could not succeed in that enterprise : which being forth - with put upon him with due furnitures thereunto , he seemed the ...
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Page 3 - And on his brest a bloodie Crosse he bore, The deare remembrance of his dying Lord, For whose sweete sake that glorious badge he wore, And dead, as living, ever him ador'd : Upon his shield the like was also scor'd, For soveraine hope which in his helpe he had.
Page xxvii - In that Faery Queene I meane glory in my generall intention, but in my particular I conceive the most excellent and glorious person of our soveraine the Queene, and her kingdome in Faery land.
Page 4 - 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 4 - A lovely Ladie rode him faire beside, Upon a lowly Asse more white then snow. Yet she much whiter ; but the same did hide Under a vele, that wimpled was full low...
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 13 - And, more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, A trickling streame from high rock tumbling downe, And ever-drizling raine upon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming bees, did cast him in a swowne : No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t' annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enimyes.
Page 3 - A GENTLE Knight was pricking on the plaine, Ycladd in mightie armes and silver shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe woundes did remaine, The cruell markes of many a bloody fielde ; Yet armes till that time did he never wield : His angry steede did chide his foming bitt, As much disdayning to the curbe to yield : Full jolly knight he seemd, and faire did sitt, As one for knightly giusts and fierce encounters fitt.
Page 25 - Hunting full greedy after salvage blood. Soone as the royall virgin he did spy, With gaping mouth at her ran greedily, To have attonce devourd her tender corse ; But to the pray when as he drew more ny, His bloody rage aswaged with remorse, And, with the sight amazd, forgat his furious forse.
Page 112 - 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 xxviii - Queene to assygne her some one of her knights to take on him that exployt. Presently that clownish person, upstarting, desired that adventure : whereat the Queene much wondering, and the Lady much gainesaying, yet he earnestly importuned his desire.