Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill ...J. Bell, 1788 - English poetry |
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... force and corage valorous , Encountred him in batteill well ordaind , In which him vanquisht she to fly constraind : But she so fast pursewd , that him she tooke , And threw in bands , where he till death remaind ; Als his faire leman ...
... force and corage valorous , Encountred him in batteill well ordaind , In which him vanquisht she to fly constraind : But she so fast pursewd , that him she tooke , And threw in bands , where he till death remaind ; Als his faire leman ...
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... force of enimy , And built that gate which of his name is hight , By which he lyes entombed solemnly . He left two sonnes , too young to rule áright , Androgeus and Tenantius , pictures of his might . XLVII . Whilst they were young ...
... force of enimy , And built that gate which of his name is hight , By which he lyes entombed solemnly . He left two sonnes , too young to rule áright , Androgeus and Tenantius , pictures of his might . XLVII . Whilst they were young ...
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... force is fiercer through infirmity Of the fraile flesh , relenting to their And exercise most bitter tyranny Upon the partes , brought into their bondage : No wretchednesse is like to sinfull vellenage . II . rage , But in a body which ...
... force is fiercer through infirmity Of the fraile flesh , relenting to their And exercise most bitter tyranny Upon the partes , brought into their bondage : No wretchednesse is like to sinfull vellenage . II . rage , But in a body which ...
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... force and endlesse hate They battred day and night , and entraunce did awate . VII The other five five sondry wayes he sett Against the five great bulwarkes of that pyle , And unto each a bulwarke did arrett , T ' assayle with open force ...
... force and endlesse hate They battred day and night , and entraunce did awate . VII The other five five sondry wayes he sett Against the five great bulwarkes of that pyle , And unto each a bulwarke did arrett , T ' assayle with open force ...
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... force , is dreadfull to reports For some like snailes , some did like spyders shew , And some like ugly urchins , thick and short : Cruelly they assayled that fift fort , Armed with dartes of sensuall delight , With stinges of carnall ...
... force , is dreadfull to reports For some like snailes , some did like spyders shew , And some like ugly urchins , thick and short : Cruelly they assayled that fift fort , Armed with dartes of sensuall delight , With stinges of carnall ...
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Amoret armes battell beast beheld Belphoebe Blandamour bowre brest Britomart Britons CANTO chaunge cruell dame damzell daunger dayes deare despight devize dight dismayd doth dreadfull Eftsoones emongst eternall evermore Faery knight FAERY QUEENE faire faire ladies farre fayre feare fell fierce fight Florimell flowre fowle gentle Glauce goodly griefe groning hand hart hath herselfe hight himselfe inly knight ladies late light litle living mayd mighty mote nigh noble nought Paridell perill powre prince Proteus rest ryde Satyrane sayd Scudamour seemd seemed shame shee shew shield shyning sight sith skie sonne soone sore sory soveraine speare spide spright squire squyre steed straunge sunne sweet thee thence thereof thou thought trew Triamond unto vaine vertue villein warlike wearie weene weet whenas whilest wicked wight wize wondrous wonne wont wound wretched wyde XXVIII XXXII
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Page 77 - See the mind of beastly man, That hath so soone forgot the excellence Of his creation, when he life began, That now he chooseth with vile difference To be a beast, and lacke intelligence!
Page 201 - There in a gloomy hollow glen she found A little cottage, built of stickes and reedes In homely wize, and wald with sods around...
Page 192 - Daily they grow, and daily forth are sent Into the world, it to replenish more; Yet is the stocke not lessened nor spent,
Page 73 - Gather therefore the Rose whilest yet is prime, For soone comes age that will her pride deflowre ; Gather the Rose of love whilest yet is time, Whilest loving thou mayst loved be with equall crime. He ceast ; and then gan all the quire of birdes Their diverse notes t...
Page 191 - Gardiner to sett or sow, To plant or prune ; for of their owne accord All things, as they created were, doe grow, And yet remember well the mighty word Which first was spoken by th...
Page 68 - And in the midst of all a fountaine stood, Of richest substance that on Earth might bee, So pure and shiny that the silver flood Through every channell running one might see ; Most goodly it with curious ymageree Was over-wrought, and shapes of naked boyes, Of which some seemd with lively jollitee To fly about, playing their wanton toyes, Whylest others did themselves embay in liquid joyes.
Page 56 - Which seem'd to fly for feare them to behold: Ne wonder, if these did the knight appall; For all, that here on earth we dreadfull hold, Be but as bugs to fearen babes withall, Compared to the creatures in the seas entrall. "Feare nought...
Page 36 - And, as she lookt about, she did behold How over that same dore was likewise writ, Be bolde, be bolde, and every where, Be bold ; That much she muz'd, yet could not construe it By any ridling skill, or commune wit. At last she spyde at that rowmes upper end Another yron dore, on which was writ, Be not too bold ; whereto though she did bend Her earnest minde, yet wist not what it might intend.
Page 68 - Out of this fountaine, sweet and faire to see, The which into an ample laver fell, And shortly grew to so great quantitie, That like a litle lake it seemd to bee; Whose depth exceeded not three cubits...
Page 64 - Mantled with greene, and goodly beautifide With all the ornaments of Floraes pride, Wherewith her mother Art, as halfe in scorne Of niggard Nature, like a pompous bride Did decke her, and too lavishly adorne, When forth from virgin bowre she comes in th