The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 2William Pickering, 1839 - English poetry |
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... fayre Philotimé she rightly hight , ' The fairest wight that wonneth 2 under skie , But that this darksom neather world her light Doth dim with horror and deformity , Worthie of heven and hye felicitie , mis ; From whence the gods have ...
... fayre Philotimé she rightly hight , ' The fairest wight that wonneth 2 under skie , But that this darksom neather world her light Doth dim with horror and deformity , Worthie of heven and hye felicitie , mis ; From whence the gods have ...
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... fayre Critias , his dearest belamy3 ! LIII . The Gardin of Prosérpina this hight " : And in the midst thereof a silver seat , With a thick arber goodly over - dight , 5 In which she often usd from open heat Herselfe to shroud , and ...
... fayre Critias , his dearest belamy3 ! LIII . The Gardin of Prosérpina this hight " : And in the midst thereof a silver seat , With a thick arber goodly over - dight , 5 In which she often usd from open heat Herselfe to shroud , and ...
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... fayre Helen for his meed , That many noble Greekes and Troians made to bleed . LVI . The warlike Elfe much wondred at this tree , So fayre and great , that shadowed all the ground ; And his broad braunches , laden with rich fee , 2 Did ...
... fayre Helen for his meed , That many noble Greekes and Troians made to bleed . LVI . The warlike Elfe much wondred at this tree , So fayre and great , that shadowed all the ground ; And his broad braunches , laden with rich fee , 2 Did ...
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... Fayre sonne , great God thy right hand To use that sword so well as he it ought ! " " Glad was the Knight , and with fresh courage fraught , When as againe he armed felt his hond : Then like a lyon , which had long time saught His ...
... Fayre sonne , great God thy right hand To use that sword so well as he it ought ! " " Glad was the Knight , and with fresh courage fraught , When as againe he armed felt his hond : Then like a lyon , which had long time saught His ...
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... Fayre sonne , be no whit sad For want of weapons ; they shall soone be had . " So gan he to discourse the whole debate , 5 Which that straunge Knight for him sustained had , And those two Sarazins confounded late , Whose carcases on ...
... Fayre sonne , be no whit sad For want of weapons ; they shall soone be had . " So gan he to discourse the whole debate , 5 Which that straunge Knight for him sustained had , And those two Sarazins confounded late , Whose carcases on ...
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Page 32 - But, oh! the exceeding grace Of highest God ! that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, — to serve his wicked foe.
Page 150 - And over all of purest gold was spred A trayle of yvie in his native hew; For the rich metall was so coloured, That wight who did not well avis'd it vew Would surely deeme it to bee yvie trew: Low his lascivious armes adown did creepe, That themselves dipping in the silver dew Their fleecy flowres they fearefully did steepe, Which drops of Christall seemd for wantones to weep.
Page 153 - Eftsoones they heard a most melodious sound, Of all that mote delight a daintie eare, Such as attonce might not on living ground, Save in this Paradise, be heard elsewhere : Right hard it was for wight which did it heare, To read what manner musicke that mote bee ; For all that pleasing is to living eare Was there consorted in one harmonee ; Birdes, voices, instruments, windes, waters, all agree ; The joyous birdes, shrouded in chearefull shade, Their notes unto the voice attempred sweet ; Th...
Page 32 - And is there care in Heaven ? and is there love In heavenly spirits to these creatures base, That may compassion of their evils move ? There is...
Page 154 - And all that while, right over him she hong, With her false eyes fast fixed in his sight, As seeking medicine, whence she was stong, Or greedily depasturing delight : And oft inclining downe with kisses light, For feare of waking him, his lips bedewd, And through his humid eyes did sucke his spright, Quite molten into lust and pleasure lewd ; Wherewith she sighed soft, as if his case she rewd.
Page 14 - What secret place," quoth he, " can safely hold So huge a masse, and hide from heavens eie? Or where hast thou thy wonne, that so much gold Thou canst preserve from wrong and robbery ? " " Come thou," quoth he,
Page 291 - He letteth in, he letteth out to wend, All that to come into the world desire; A thousand thousand naked babes...
Page 153 - Right hard it was for wight which did it heare, To read what manner musicke that mote bee ; For all that pleasing is to living eare Was there consorted in one harmonee ; Birdes, voices, instruments, windes, waters, all agree ; The joyous birdes, shrouded in chearefull shade, Their notes unto the voice attempred sweet ; Th' Angelicall soft trembling voyces made To th...
Page 8 - So, long he yode, yet no adventure found, Which fame of her shrill trompet worthy reedes ; For still he traveild through wide wastfull ground, That nought but desert wildernesse shewed all around.
Page 17 - Such as a lamp, whose life does fade away; Or as the moone, cloathed with clowdy night, Does shew to him that walkes in feare and sad affright.