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Page ix
Scylla , Charybdis , and the Syrens , in the same poem , are of the same nature ,
and are creatures purely allegorical : but the Harpies in Virgil , which disturbed
Ćneas and his followers at their banquet , as they arother copy of the Circe ...
Scylla , Charybdis , and the Syrens , in the same poem , are of the same nature ,
and are creatures purely allegorical : but the Harpies in Virgil , which disturbed
Ćneas and his followers at their banquet , as they arother copy of the Circe ...
Page c
... induced to undertake a récital of chivalrous achieve . ments , and to become ,
in short , a romantick Poet . • Spenser , in this respect , copied real manners , no
less than Homer , I sensible historian observes , that “ . Homer copied true natural
...
... induced to undertake a récital of chivalrous achieve . ments , and to become ,
in short , a romantick Poet . • Spenser , in this respect , copied real manners , no
less than Homer , I sensible historian observes , that “ . Homer copied true natural
...
Page cliii
Allusions of a political nature require still a more c Marin ! ! | I have heard fome
exprefs an opinion , less probable indeed , that Marinell might be intended to
denote Philip , and the Rich Strand Spain ; and that the defeat of Marinell by
Britomart ...
Allusions of a political nature require still a more c Marin ! ! | I have heard fome
exprefs an opinion , less probable indeed , that Marinell might be intended to
denote Philip , and the Rich Strand Spain ; and that the defeat of Marinell by
Britomart ...
Page clxx
A poet , they say , must follow Nature ; and by Nature we are to suppose can only
be meant the known and experienced course of affairs in this world . Whereas the
poet has a world of his own , where experience has lefs to do , than confiftent ...
A poet , they say , must follow Nature ; and by Nature we are to suppose can only
be meant the known and experienced course of affairs in this world . Whereas the
poet has a world of his own , where experience has lefs to do , than confiftent ...
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This trite maxim of following Nature is further mistaken in applying it
indiscriminately to all forts of poetry . In those species which have men and
manners professedly for their theme , a strict conformity with human nature is
reasonably ...
This trite maxim of following Nature is further mistaken in applying it
indiscriminately to all forts of poetry . In those species which have men and
manners professedly for their theme , a strict conformity with human nature is
reasonably ...
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Page xxxv - To th' instruments divine respondence meet; The silver sounding instruments did meet With the base murmure of the waters fall; The waters fall with difference discreet, Now soft, now loud, unto the wind did call; The gentle warbling wind low answered to all.
Page 7 - 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 jolly knight he seemd, and faire did sitt, As one for knightly giusts and fierce encounters fitt.
Page 19 - Yet wisedome warnes, whilest foot is in the gate, To stay the steppe, ere forced to retrate. This is the wandring wood, this Errours den, A monster vile, whom God and man does hate : Therefore I read beware. Fly, fly (quoth then The fearefull Dwarfe) this is no place for living men.
Page ccv - And in Her Majesty's time that now is, are sprung up another crew of courtly makers, noblemen and gentlemen of Her Majesty's own servants, who have written excellently well, as it would appear if their doings could be found out and made public with the rest, of which number is first that noble gentleman, Edward, Earl of Oxford...
Page viii - Of Camball, and of Algarsife, And who had Canace to wife, That own'd the virtuous ring and glass; And of the wondrous horse of brass, On which the Tartar king did ride...
Page 47 - Ah Sir, my liege lord, and my love, Shall I accuse the hidden cruell fate. And mightie causes wrought in heaven above, Or the blind god, that doth me thus amate. For hoped love to winne me certaine hate? Yet thus perforce he bids me do, or die. Die is my dew ; yet rew my wretched state, You, whom my hard avenging destinie Hath made judge of my life or death indifferently. LII. "Your owne deare sake forst me at first to leave My fathers kingdom...
Page 43 - Who all this while, with charmes and hidden artes, Had made a lady of that other spright, And fram'd of liquid ayre her tender partes, So...
Page 8 - 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 30 - At length they chaunst to meet upon the way An aged Sire, in long blacke weedes yclad, His feete all bare, his beard all hoarie gray, And by his belt his booke he hanging had...
Page cxi - And there appeared another wonder in heaven ; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth...
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| Title | The Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 2 Volume 2 of The Works of Edmund Spenser in Eight Volumes, Henry John Todd The Works of Edmund Spenser, Henry John Todd |
| Author | Edmund Spenser |
| Editor | Henry John Todd |
| Publisher | F. C. & J. Rivington, 1805 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 13 Jul 2007 |
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