 But sooth it was not sure for womanish shame, Nor any blemish, which the worke mote blame; But for, they say, she hath both kinds in one, Both male and female, both under one name: She syre and mother is her selfe alone, Begets and eke conceives, ne needeth...  Observations on the Fairy Queen of Spenser - Page 96by Thomas Warton - 1762 - 270 pagesFull view - About this book
 | C. S. Lewis - Literary Criticism - 1967 - 164 pages
...best explanation arrived at is that it was because, 'they say,' Venus is a Hermaphrodite: she hath both kinds in one, Both male and female, both under one name: She syrc and mother is her selfe alone, Begets and eke conceives, ne needeth other none. (rv, x, 41) This... | |
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