The Canterbury Tales and Faerie Queene; with Other Poems of Chaucer and SpenserWilliam P. Nimmo, 1870 - 624 pages |
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... Lady Blanche , begs that her choice of a mate may be deferred for a year , 1358 and 1359 have been assigned as the respective dates of the two poems already mentioned . In the " Dream , " Chaucer prominently introduces his own lady ...
... Lady Blanche , begs that her choice of a mate may be deferred for a year , 1358 and 1359 have been assigned as the respective dates of the two poems already mentioned . In the " Dream , " Chaucer prominently introduces his own lady ...
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... Lady ( page 287 ) , made at the request of the Duchess Blanche , a lady of great devoutness in her private life . She died in 1369 ; and Chaucer , as he had allegorised her wooing , celebrated her marriage , and aided her devotions ...
... Lady ( page 287 ) , made at the request of the Duchess Blanche , a lady of great devoutness in her private life . She died in 1369 ; and Chaucer , as he had allegorised her wooing , celebrated her marriage , and aided her devotions ...
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... lady that I see Yond in the garden roaming to and fro , Is cause of all my crying and my woe . I n'ot whe'r 10 she be woman or goddess . But Venus is it , soothly 11 as I guess . " And therewithal on knees adown he fill , And saidë ...
... lady that I see Yond in the garden roaming to and fro , Is cause of all my crying and my woe . I n'ot whe'r 10 she be woman or goddess . But Venus is it , soothly 11 as I guess . " And therewithal on knees adown he fill , And saidë ...
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... lady see . You lovers ask I now this question , 22 Who hath the worse , Arcite or Palamon ? The one may see his lady day by day , But in prison he dwelle must alway . The other where him list may ride or go , But see his lady shall he ...
... lady see . You lovers ask I now this question , 22 Who hath the worse , Arcite or Palamon ? The one may see his lady day by day , But in prison he dwelle must alway . The other where him list may ride or go , But see his lady shall he ...
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... lady bright , that knowest well My thought , and seest what harm that I feel . Consider all this , and rue upon1 my sore , As wisly 2 as I shall for evermore Enforce my might , thy true servant to be , And holde war alway with chastity ...
... lady bright , that knowest well My thought , and seest what harm that I feel . Consider all this , and rue upon1 my sore , As wisly 2 as I shall for evermore Enforce my might , thy true servant to be , And holde war alway with chastity ...
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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...