Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill ...J. Bell, 1788 - English poetry |
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... wight , Who in all godly thewes and goodly praise Did far excell , but was most famous hight For skil in musicke of all in her daies , As well in curious instruments as cunning laies . LX . Of whom he did great Constantine begett , 24 ...
... wight , Who in all godly thewes and goodly praise Did far excell , but was most famous hight For skil in musicke of all in her daies , As well in curious instruments as cunning laies . LX . Of whom he did great Constantine begett , 24 ...
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... wight , but either spright Or angell , th ' authour of all woman kynd ; Therefore a Fay he her according hight , [ right . Of whom all Faryes spring , and fetch their lignage LXXII . Of these a mighty people shortly grew , 28 Book 11 ...
... wight , but either spright Or angell , th ' authour of all woman kynd ; Therefore a Fay he her according hight , [ right . Of whom all Faryes spring , and fetch their lignage LXXII . Of these a mighty people shortly grew , 28 Book 11 ...
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... wight , That was most strong in most infirmitee ; Like did he never heare , like did he never see . XLI . Awhile he stood in this astonishment , Yet would he not for all his great dismay Give over to effect his first intent , And th ...
... wight , That was most strong in most infirmitee ; Like did he never heare , like did he never see . XLI . Awhile he stood in this astonishment , Yet would he not for all his great dismay Give over to effect his first intent , And th ...
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... wight , Ne ought save perill , still as he did pas : Tho when appeared the third morrow bright Upon the waves to spred her trembling light , An hideous roring far away they heard , That all their sences filled with affright , And ...
... wight , Ne ought save perill , still as he did pas : Tho when appeared the third morrow bright Upon the waves to spred her trembling light , An hideous roring far away they heard , That all their sences filled with affright , And ...
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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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
Popular passages
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