Spenser's Faerie Queene, Volume 2J. and R. Tonson in the Strand, 1758 - Epic poetry, English |
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... Hath now forgot where he was plast of yore , And shouldred hath the bull which fayre Europa bore : VI . And eke the bull hath with his bow - bent horne So hardly butted those two twinnes of love , That they have crusht the crab , and ...
... Hath now forgot where he was plast of yore , And shouldred hath the bull which fayre Europa bore : VI . And eke the bull hath with his bow - bent horne So hardly butted those two twinnes of love , That they have crusht the crab , and ...
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... hath in fight , And twice hath rifen where he now doth weft , And wefted twice where he ought rife aright . But most is Mars amiffe of all the reft ; And next to him old Saturne , that was wont be best . IX . For during Saturnes ancient ...
... hath in fight , And twice hath rifen where he now doth weft , And wefted twice where he ought rife aright . But most is Mars amiffe of all the reft ; And next to him old Saturne , that was wont be best . IX . For during Saturnes ancient ...
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... hath there fordonne ; That makes all men for feare that paffage for to fhonne . V .. What mifer wight , quoth he ,, and how far bence Is he , that doth to travellers fuch barmés ? He is , faid he , a man of great defence ; Expert in ...
... hath there fordonne ; That makes all men for feare that paffage for to fhonne . V .. What mifer wight , quoth he ,, and how far bence Is he , that doth to travellers fuch barmés ? He is , faid he , a man of great defence ; Expert in ...
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... hath bound with fedfaft band : In vaine therefore doeft thou now take in band To call to count , or weigh his workes anew , Whofe counfels depth thou canst not understand ; Sith of things fubiect to thy daily vew Ne Thou doeft not know ...
... hath bound with fedfaft band : In vaine therefore doeft thou now take in band To call to count , or weigh his workes anew , Whofe counfels depth thou canst not understand ; Sith of things fubiect to thy daily vew Ne Thou doeft not know ...
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... hath with nimble flight Flowne at a flush of ducks foreby the brooke , The trembling foule dismayd with dreadfull fight Of death , the which them almost overtooke , Doe hide themselves from her aftonying looke Amongst the flags and ...
... hath with nimble flight Flowne at a flush of ducks foreby the brooke , The trembling foule dismayd with dreadfull fight Of death , the which them almost overtooke , Doe hide themselves from her aftonying looke Amongst the flags and ...
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Page 426 - And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Page 413 - In the midst of the street of it and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month ; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
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Page 319 - Then came October full of merry glee; For yet his noule was totty of the must. Which he was treading in the wine-fats see.
Page 351 - Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise Him in thy sphere, While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
Page 324 - Then gin I thinke on that which Nature sayd, Of that same time when no more Change shall be, But stedfast rest of all things, firmely stayd Upon the pillours of Eternity, That is contrayr to Mutabilitie ; For all that moveth doth in Change delight : But thence-forth all shall rest eternally With Him that is the God of Sabaoth hight : O ! that great Sabaoth God, grant me that Sabaoths sight ! COMPLAINT OF THALIA (COMEDY).
Page 526 - The weird sisters, hand in hand, Posters of the sea and land, Thus do go about, about: Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine, And thrice again, to make up nine.