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Page xvii
... Gabriel Harvey ; who afterwards became notorious , among other things , for his pen and pamphlet war with a man much his superior in wit and general abilities , Thomas Nash . Harvey became a fellow of Pembroke Hall the year after ...
... Gabriel Harvey ; who afterwards became notorious , among other things , for his pen and pamphlet war with a man much his superior in wit and general abilities , Thomas Nash . Harvey became a fellow of Pembroke Hall the year after ...
Page xviii
... Harvey seems to allude in a printed letter to Spenser , which we shall have frequent occasion to mention it ... Gabriel Harvey , dated " Leycester House this 5 of Oc- tober 2579 " ( for 1579 ) . works , but especially in " The ...
... Harvey seems to allude in a printed letter to Spenser , which we shall have frequent occasion to mention it ... Gabriel Harvey , dated " Leycester House this 5 of Oc- tober 2579 " ( for 1579 ) . works , but especially in " The ...
Page xix
... Gabriel Harvey ) laments that Colin Clout had aban- doned him , and employed all his time in courting " fair Rosalind : " - " But now from me hys madding mynd is starte , And woes the Widdowes daughter of the glenne ; So nowe fayre ...
... Gabriel Harvey ) laments that Colin Clout had aban- doned him , and employed all his time in courting " fair Rosalind : " - " But now from me hys madding mynd is starte , And woes the Widdowes daughter of the glenne ; So nowe fayre ...
Page xxi
... Gabriel Harvey , who certainly had advised lim to come to London . Spenser merely subscribed his poetical dedication of " The Shepheardes Calender " Immerito ; and his young patron , speaking of the work in his " Defence of Poesie ...
... Gabriel Harvey , who certainly had advised lim to come to London . Spenser merely subscribed his poetical dedication of " The Shepheardes Calender " Immerito ; and his young patron , speaking of the work in his " Defence of Poesie ...
Page xxiv
... Gabriel Harvey in- troducing " The Shepheardes Calender , " puts an end to the absurd speculation hazarded by some critics , that Spenser had , in fact , been his own editor , and consequently his own laudator ; and to the scarcely less ...
... Gabriel Harvey in- troducing " The Shepheardes Calender , " puts an end to the absurd speculation hazarded by some critics , that Spenser had , in fact , been his own editor , and consequently his own laudator ; and to the scarcely less ...
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Page 113 - Crosse he bore, The deare remembrance of his dying Lord, For whose sweete sake that glorious badge he wore, And dead, as living, ever him ador'd : Upon his shield the like was also scor'd, For soveraine hope which in his helpe he had.
Page 141 - Still, when she slept, he kept both watch and ward ; And, when she wakt, he wayted diligent, With humble service to her will prepard : From her fayre eyes he tooke commandement, And ever by her lookes conceived her intent.
Page 114 - Behind her farre away a Dwarfe did lag, That lasie seemd, in being ever last, Or wearied with bearing of her bag Of needments at his backe.
Page 92 - I chose the historye of King Arthure, as most fitte for the excellency of his person, being made famous by many mens former workes, and also furthest from the daunger of envy, and suspition of present time.
Page 92 - Arthure, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private morall vertues, as Aristotle hath devised...
Page 113 - A gentle Knight was pricking on the plaine, Ycladd in mightie armes and silver shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe woundes did remaine, The cruell markes of many a bloody fielde; Yet armes till that time did he never wield : His angry steede did chide his foming bitt, As much disdayning to the curbe to yield : Full iolly knight he seemd, and faire did sitt, As one for knightly giusts aud fierce encounters fitt, II.
Page 123 - And, more to lulle him in his slumber soft, A trickling streame from high rock tumbling downe, And ever-drizling raine upon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming bees, did cast him in a swowne. No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t'annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard : but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enimyes.
Page 127 - By this the Northerne wagoner" had set His sevenfold teme behind the stedfast starre, That was in Ocean waves yet never wet, But firme is fixt, and sendeth light from farre To all, that in the wide deepe wandring arre: And chearefull Chaunticlere with his note shrill Had warned once, that Phoebus...
Page 140 - And lickt her lilly hands with fawning tong, As he her wronged innocence did weet. O, how can beautie maister the most strong, And simple truth subdue avenging wrong ! Whose yielded...
Page 198 - His haughtie Helmet, horrid all with gold, Both glorious brightnesse and great terrour bredd : For all the crest a Dragon did enfold With greedie pawes, and over all did spredd His golden winges : his...