The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 2William Pickering, 1839 - English poetry |
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... gentle wave accloyes . * 1 Brent , burned . 2 Empeach , hinder . 3 Mucky , polluting . 4 Accloyes , chokes . XIV . 4. — On Adrian gulf . ] The Adriatic sea . " " XVI . " The antique world , in his first 12 B. II . THE FAERIE QUEENE .
... gentle wave accloyes . * 1 Brent , burned . 2 Empeach , hinder . 3 Mucky , polluting . 4 Accloyes , chokes . XIV . 4. — On Adrian gulf . ] The Adriatic sea . " " XVI . " The antique world , in his first 12 B. II . THE FAERIE QUEENE .
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... gentle Knight , " For so great grace and offied high estate ; But I , that am fraile flesh and earthly wight , Unworthy match for such immortall mate Myselfe well wote , and mine unequall fate : And were I not , yet is my trouth yplight ...
... gentle Knight , " For so great grace and offied high estate ; But I , that am fraile flesh and earthly wight , Unworthy match for such immortall mate Myselfe well wote , and mine unequall fate : And were I not , yet is my trouth yplight ...
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... gentle Knight , That doth against the dead his hand upreare , His honour staines with rancour and despight , And great disparagment makes to his former might . " XXX . Pyrochles gan reply the second tyme , 1 Dayes - man , arbitrator . 5 ...
... gentle Knight , That doth against the dead his hand upreare , His honour staines with rancour and despight , And great disparagment makes to his former might . " XXX . Pyrochles gan reply the second tyme , 1 Dayes - man , arbitrator . 5 ...
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... gentle court did bord ; " Sir Knight , mote I of you this court'sy read , 5 To weet why on your shield , so goodly scord , 1 Then , than . 2 Incontinent , immediately . 3 Yfere , together . 4 Bord , address . 5 Read , ask . • Weet ...
... gentle court did bord ; " Sir Knight , mote I of you this court'sy read , 5 To weet why on your shield , so goodly scord , 1 Then , than . 2 Incontinent , immediately . 3 Yfere , together . 4 Bord , address . 5 Read , ask . • Weet ...
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... gently answered , They entraunce did desire . XII . ' Fly , fly , good Knights , " said he , " fly fast away , If that your lives ye love , as meete ye should ; Fly fast , and save yourselves from neare decay ; Here may ye not have ...
... gently answered , They entraunce did desire . XII . ' Fly , fly , good Knights , " said he , " fly fast away , If that your lives ye love , as meete ye should ; Fly fast , and save yourselves from neare decay ; Here may ye not have ...
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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.