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... Faery Queen and the Poly - olbion should be included ; and large as the volume is , the introduction of these poems made it necessary to curtail the selection which I would willingly have made from other authors . The reader will ...
... Faery Queen and the Poly - olbion should be included ; and large as the volume is , the introduction of these poems made it necessary to curtail the selection which I would willingly have made from other authors . The reader will ...
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... Faery Queen , Raleigh introduced him to the Queen , who conferred upon him a pension of 501 . This grant it is which gave rise to the opinion that he was one of that Queen's Laureates . In 1594 he married ; but so little is known of his ...
... Faery Queen , Raleigh introduced him to the Queen , who conferred upon him a pension of 501 . This grant it is which gave rise to the opinion that he was one of that Queen's Laureates . In 1594 he married ; but so little is known of his ...
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... queene of Faery lond ) To winne him worshippe , and her grace to have , Which of all earthly thinges he most did ... queenes , that had of yore Their scepters stretcht from east to westerne shore , And all the world in their subjection ...
... queene of Faery lond ) To winne him worshippe , and her grace to have , Which of all earthly thinges he most did ... queenes , that had of yore Their scepters stretcht from east to westerne shore , And all the world in their subjection ...
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... Faery court , of meere goodwil , Where noblest knights were to be found on Earth . The Earth shall sooner leave her kindly skil To bring forth fruit , and make eternal derth , Then I leve you , my liefe , yborn of ... FAERIE QUEENE . 243.
... Faery court , of meere goodwil , Where noblest knights were to be found on Earth . The Earth shall sooner leave her kindly skil To bring forth fruit , and make eternal derth , Then I leve you , my liefe , yborn of ... FAERIE QUEENE . 243.
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... Faery mongst the middest crowd Thought all their glorie vaine in knightlie vew , And that great princesse too exceeding prowd , That to strange knight no better countenance allowd . Suddein upriseth from her stately ... FAERIE QUEENE . 245.
... Faery mongst the middest crowd Thought all their glorie vaine in knightlie vew , And that great princesse too exceeding prowd , That to strange knight no better countenance allowd . Suddein upriseth from her stately ... FAERIE QUEENE . 245.
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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