The Canterbury Tales and Faerie Queene; with Other Poems of Chaucer and SpenserWilliam P. Nimmo, 1870 - 624 pages |
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... lord was keeper of the cell . The rule of Saint Maur and of Saint Benet , 14 Because that it was old and somedeal 15 strait , This ilke 16 monk let olde thingës pace , And held after the newë world the trace . He gave not of the text a ...
... lord was keeper of the cell . The rule of Saint Maur and of Saint Benet , 14 Because that it was old and somedeal 15 strait , This ilke 16 monk let olde thingës pace , And held after the newë world the trace . He gave not of the text a ...
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... lord that is in Engleland , To make him live by his proper good , In honour debtless , but if he were wood , 20 Or live as scarcely as him list desire ; And able for to helpen all a shire In any case that mightë fall or hap ; And yet ...
... lord that is in Engleland , To make him live by his proper good , In honour debtless , but if he were wood , 20 Or live as scarcely as him list desire ; And able for to helpen all a shire In any case that mightë fall or hap ; And yet ...
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... lord and governor , And in his timë such a conqueror That greater was there none under the sun . Full many a richë country had he won . What with his wisdom and his chivalry , He conquer'd all the regne of Feminie , 5 That whilom was y ...
... lord and governor , And in his timë such a conqueror That greater was there none under the sun . Full many a richë country had he won . What with his wisdom and his chivalry , He conquer'd all the regne of Feminie , 5 That whilom was y ...
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... lord and judge , So give us neither mercy nor refuge . And slay me first , for saintë charity , But slay my fellow eke as well as me . Till at the last aslaked was his mood 10 ( For pity runneth soon in gentle heart ) ; And though at ...
... lord and judge , So give us neither mercy nor refuge . And slay me first , for saintë charity , But slay my fellow eke as well as me . Till at the last aslaked was his mood 10 ( For pity runneth soon in gentle heart ) ; And though at ...
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... lord y - hold , 12 And hast in every regne , and every land Of armës all the bridle in thine hand , And them fortúnest as thee list devise , 13 Accept of me my piteous sacrifice . If so be that my youthë may deserve , And that my might ...
... lord y - hold , 12 And hast in every regne , and every land Of armës all the bridle in thine hand , And them fortúnest as thee list devise , 13 Accept of me my piteous sacrifice . If so be that my youthë may deserve , And that my might ...
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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...