The British Poets, Volume 3Little, Brown & Company, 1866 |
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... knights that did him all assay 2 ; Yet fairely well he did them all dismay , 3 1 Bought , ransomed . 2 Assay , assail . II . 3 . - 8 Dismay , overpower . - A perilous fight . ] Of the manner in which Scudamore won Amoret , we are ...
... knights that did him all assay 2 ; Yet fairely well he did them all dismay , 3 1 Bought , ransomed . 2 Assay , assail . II . 3 . - 8 Dismay , overpower . - A perilous fight . ] Of the manner in which Scudamore won Amoret , we are ...
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... knight , and did to her all honor . 9 It so befell one evening that they came Unto a Castell , lodged there to bee , Where many a knight , and many a lovely dame , Was then assembled deeds of armes to see : Amongst all which was none ...
... knight , and did to her all honor . 9 It so befell one evening that they came Unto a Castell , lodged there to bee , Where many a knight , and many a lovely dame , Was then assembled deeds of armes to see : Amongst all which was none ...
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... knight That did her win and free from chalenge set : Which straight to her was yeelded without let : Then , since that strange Knights love from him was quitted , She claim'd that to herselfe , as ladies det , He as a knight might ...
... knight That did her win and free from chalenge set : Which straight to her was yeelded without let : Then , since that strange Knights love from him was quitted , She claim'd that to herselfe , as ladies det , He as a knight might ...
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... knights and ladies all about Beheld her , all were with amazement smit , And every one gan grow in secret dout Of ... Knight , which through her gentle deed Was to that goodly fellowship restor❜d , Ten thousand thankes did yeeld her for ...
... knights and ladies all about Beheld her , all were with amazement smit , And every one gan grow in secret dout Of ... Knight , which through her gentle deed Was to that goodly fellowship restor❜d , Ten thousand thankes did yeeld her for ...
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... Knights that toward them did pace , And ech of them had ryding by his side A Ladie , seeming in so farre a space ; But ladies none they were , albee in face And outward shew faire semblance they did beare ; For under maske of beautie ...
... Knights that toward them did pace , And ech of them had ryding by his side A Ladie , seeming in so farre a space ; But ladies none they were , albee in face And outward shew faire semblance they did beare ; For under maske of beautie ...
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afore Amongst Amoret armes battell beheld Blandamour bloud brest Britomart brought Cambell Canto Chrysaor cruell dame damzell daunger deare despight devize dight dismayd doest doth dread dreadfull Eftsoones evermore faire faire ladies falne false farre feare fell fiercely fight Florimell Gainst gentle goodly grace Grantorto groning hand hart hath heart heavens herselfe hight himselfe ioyous iustice knights ladies layd light litle Marinell mayd mightie mote nigh noble nought Osyris Paridell perill powre Prince queene quight quoth rage rest Satyrane sayd Scudamour seem'd shame shew shield sight Sir Artegall sith skie sonne soone sore sorie speare spide Squire steed streight stroke sunne Talus thence thereof thereto therewith thou thought thrall Triamond tryall tyrant unto uppon UPTON vaine vertue warlike weene weet Whilest whylome wight wize wonne wont wound wretched wyde yeeld yron
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Page 187 - Fresh shadowes, fit to shroud from sunny ray; Faire lawnds, to take the sunne in season dew ; Sweet springs, in which a thousand Nymphs did play ; Soft rombling brookes, that gentle slomber drew...
Page 197 - As if some blame of evill she did feare, That in her cheekes made roses oft appeare : And her against sweet Cherefulnesse was placed, Whose eyes, like twinkling stars in evening cleare, Were deckt with smyles that all sad humors chaced, And darted forth delights the which her goodly graced.
Page 13 - And all within, the riven walls were hung With ragged monuments of times forepast, All which the sad effects of discord sung...
Page 98 - His name was Care ; a blacksmith by his trade, That neither day nor night from working spared, But to small purpose yron wedges made ; Those be unquiet thoughts that carefull minds invade.
Page 210 - Then was there heard a most celestiall sound Of dainty musicke, which did next ensew Before the spouse : that was Arion crownd ; Who, playing on his harpe, unto him drew The eares and hearts of all that goodly crew, That even yet the Dolphin, which him bore Through the Agsan seas from Pirates vew, Stood still by him astonisht at his lore, And all the raging seas for joy forgot to rore.
Page 163 - When all three kinds of love together meet And doe dispart the hart with powre extreme, Whether shall weigh the balance downe...
Page 39 - How may these rimes, so rude as doth appeare, Hope to endure, sith workes of heavenly wits Are quite devourd, and brought to nought by little bits ! XXXIV.
Page 349 - For that same crocodile Osyris is, That under Isis feete doth sleepe for ever ; To shew that clemence oft, in things amis, Restraines those sterne behests and cruell doomes of his.
Page 199 - She often prayd, and often me besought, Sometime with tender teares to let her goe, Sometime with witching smyles ; but yet, for nought That ever...
Page 266 - Likewise the earth is not augmented more By all that dying into it doe fade ; For of the earth they formed were of yore : However gay their blossome or their blade Doe flourish now, they into dust shall vade. What wrong then is it if that when they die They turne to that whereof they first were made ? All in the powre of their great Maker lie: All creatures must obey the voice of the Most Hie.