The Canterbury Tales and Faerie Queene; with Other Poems of Chaucer and SpenserWilliam P. Nimmo, 1870 - 624 pages |
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... Till that he came to Thebes , and alight Fair in a field , there as he thought to fight . But shortly for to speaken of this thing , With Creon , which that was of Thebes king , He fought , and slew him manly as a knight In plain ...
... Till that he came to Thebes , and alight Fair in a field , there as he thought to fight . But shortly for to speaken of this thing , With Creon , which that was of Thebes king , He fought , and slew him manly as a knight In plain ...
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... Till that the palë Saturnus the cold , 1 That. Dispencë , Business , and Jealousy , That wore of yellow goldës1 a garland , And had a cuckoo sitting on her hand , Feasts , instruments , and carolës and dances , Lust and array , and all ...
... Till that the palë Saturnus the cold , 1 That. Dispencë , Business , and Jealousy , That wore of yellow goldës1 a garland , And had a cuckoo sitting on her hand , Feasts , instruments , and carolës and dances , Lust and array , and all ...
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... Till that the Theban knightës both y - lich 31 Honoured were , and to the palace fet.32 Duke Theseus is at a window set , Array'd right as he were a god in throne : The people presseth thitherward full soon Him for to see , and do him ...
... Till that the Theban knightës both y - lich 31 Honoured were , and to the palace fet.32 Duke Theseus is at a window set , Array'd right as he were a god in throne : The people presseth thitherward full soon Him for to see , and do him ...
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... Till Sunday , that the sunne went to rest.10 This silly carpenter had great marvail 11 Of Nicholas , or what thing might him ail , And said ; " I am adrad , 12 by Saint Thomas ! It standeth not aright with Nicholas : God shieldë 13 that ...
... Till Sunday , that the sunne went to rest.10 This silly carpenter had great marvail 11 Of Nicholas , or what thing might him ail , And said ; " I am adrad , 12 by Saint Thomas ! It standeth not aright with Nicholas : God shieldë 13 that ...
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... Till it be rotten in mullok or in stre.32 We olde men , I dread , so farë we ; Till we be rotten , can we not be ripe ; We hop 33 alway , while that the world will pipe ; For in our will there sticketh aye a nail , To have an hoary head ...
... Till it be rotten in mullok or in stre.32 We olde men , I dread , so farë we ; Till we be rotten , can we not be ripe ; We hop 33 alway , while that the world will pipe ; For in our will there sticketh aye a nail , To have an hoary head ...
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adown Anglo-Saxon anon Archimago Artegall beast bliss blood Britomart brought Canterbury Tales CANTO certes Chaucer counsel Court of Love Cressida cruel Dame daughter dear death doth dread Elfin Knight ev'ry evermore eyen eyes Faerie Queen Faery fair false farforth fast fear Florimell flow'r foul gentle Godde's gold goodly grace Grantorto Guyon hand hast hath heard heart heav'nly heaven hight honour House of Fame king knight Knight's Tale lady living lord lovers mannére mighty naught never nigh noble pain Pandarus pity poet pray Prince Queen quoth saidë saith sayn seem'd shalt shame shield shouldë sight slain soon sore sorrow spake Spenser sweet tale Talus tell thee Therewith Theseus thine thing thou thought Troilus Troilus and Cressida unto Venus ween wife wight wise withoutë wont word wouldë
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Page 406 - To th' instruments divine respondence meet: The silver sounding instruments did meet With the base murmure of the waters fall; The waters fall with difference discreet, Now soft, now loud, unto the wind did call: The gentle warbling wind low answered to all.
Page 388 - 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 ! 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 ? The Faerie Queen, Book II.
Page 311 - Dwarfe did lag, That lasie seemd, in being ever last, Or wearied with bearing of her bag Of needments at his backe.
Page 320 - The lion would not leave her desolate, But with her went along, as a strong guard Of her chaste person, and a faithful mate Of her sad troubles and misfortunes hard ; Still, when she slept, he kept both watch and ward ; And, when she wak'd he waited diligent, With humble service to her will prepar'd : From her fair eyes he took commandement, And ever by her looks conceived her intent.
Page 305 - The generall end therefore of all the booke is to fashion a gentleman or noble person in vertuous and gentle discipline...
Page 311 - Upon a great adventure he was bound, That greatest Gloriana to him gave, (That greatest glorious queen of fairy lond,) To win him worship, and her grace to have, Which of all earthly things he most did crave...
Page 44 - What is this world? what asketh men to have? Now with his love, now in his colde grave Allone, withouten any compaignye.
Page 403 - Guyons senses softly tickeled, That he the boteman bad row easily, And let him heare some part of their rare melody.
Page 425 - To see so faire things mard, and spoyled quight : And their great mother Venus did lament The losse of her deare brood, her deare delight : Her hart was pierst with...
Page 295 - At length they all to merry London came, To merry London, my most kindly nurse, That to me gave this life's first native source, Though from another place I take my name, An house of ancient fame. There when they came, whereas those bricky towers The which on Thames...