Spenser and the Faery QueenWiley, 1847 - 246 Seiten |
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... false or cruel , but who was , nevertheless , the oc- casion of some exquisite poetry . He extolled her charms , com- plained of her coldness , and bewailed her falsehood , in such strains as make us not sorry that poets can love and be ...
... false or cruel , but who was , nevertheless , the oc- casion of some exquisite poetry . He extolled her charms , com- plained of her coldness , and bewailed her falsehood , in such strains as make us not sorry that poets can love and be ...
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... false and wrong is excited , with- out even a suspicion that a personal feeling has prompted the poet's indignation . Yet there is not the coldness of mere abstrac- tion . We are interested in these creations because they seem to ...
... false and wrong is excited , with- out even a suspicion that a personal feeling has prompted the poet's indignation . Yet there is not the coldness of mere abstrac- tion . We are interested in these creations because they seem to ...
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... false Dream , that can delude the sleepers sent . ” XLIV . The god obey'd ; and , calling forth straight way A diverse dream out of his prison dark , Delivered it to him , and down did lay His heavy head , devoid of careful cark ; Whose ...
... false Dream , that can delude the sleepers sent . ” XLIV . The god obey'd ; and , calling forth straight way A diverse dream out of his prison dark , Delivered it to him , and down did lay His heavy head , devoid of careful cark ; Whose ...
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... false shews abuse his fantasy ; In sort as he him schooled privily . And that new creature , born without her due , Full of the makers guile , with usage sly He taught to imitate that lady true , Whose semblance she did carry under ...
... false shews abuse his fantasy ; In sort as he him schooled privily . And that new creature , born without her due , Full of the makers guile , with usage sly He taught to imitate that lady true , Whose semblance she did carry under ...
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... false dream , brought for the purpose of misleading the knight , is one in which the vile Duessa , disguised as Una , is made instrumental in deceiving him as to the character of his true lady . The knight seems credulous , as honest ...
... false dream , brought for the purpose of misleading the knight , is one in which the vile Duessa , disguised as Una , is made instrumental in deceiving him as to the character of his true lady . The knight seems credulous , as honest ...
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adamant rock adown allegory Archimago arms baleful beast behold blood CALIFORN CANTO corse courser cruel cursed dame deadly dear death delight dight dismay'd doth double echo dreadful earth earthly Edmund Spenser Eftsoons elfin knight eyes Faery Faëry Queen fair fair lady fall false Duessa fast fear feeble fell fierce foul Gabriel Harvey gentle Gloriane goodly grace grief ground hand haste hath heart heaven heavenly hight holy honor House of Pride lady late light living wight lord mighty never nigh noble nought pain poem poet poetry pride prince proud quoth rage Redcross knight Saracen seem'd Shakspeare shield Sidney sight sinful bands sire sore sorrow Spenser spright steed sweet thee thence Therewith thou trembling UNIVERS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA unto wandring weary ween whenas wise woful wondrous wont words wound wrath wretched XXXII
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Seite 15 - Full little knowest thou that hast not tried, What hell it is, in suing long to bide ; To lose good days that might be better spent : To waste long nights in pensive discontent ; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow ; To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow...
Seite 76 - The lion would not leave her desolate, But with her went along, as a strong guard Of her chaste person, and a faithful mate Of her sad troubles and misfortunes hard ; Still, when she slept, he kept both watch and ward ; And, when she wak'd he waited diligent, With humble service to her will prepar'd : From her fair eyes he took command e'ment, And ever by her looks conceived her intent.
Seite 44 - 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.
Seite 31 - AND is there care in heaven ? and is there love In heavenly spirits to these creatures base, That may compassion of their evils move ? There is...
Seite 15 - Fulke Greville, servant to Queen Elizabeth, counsellor to King James, and friend to Sir Philip Sidney.
Seite 17 - to represent all the moral virtues, assigning to every virtue a Knight to be the patron and defender of the same, in whose actions and feats of arms and chivalry the operations of that virtue, whereof he is the protector, are to be expressed, and the vices and unruly appetites that oppose themselves against the same, to be beaten down and overcome.
Seite 55 - No other noise, nor people's troublous cries, As still are wont t' annoy the walled town, Might there be heard ; but careless Quiet lies, Wrapt in eternal silence, far from enemies.
Seite 48 - A litle glooming light, much like a shade, By which he saw the ugly monster plaine, Halfe like a serpent horribly displaide, But th' other halfe did womans shape retaine, Most lothsom, filthie, foule, and full of vile disdaine.
Seite 41 - What thou art, we know not ; What is most like thee ? From rainbow clouds there flow not Drops so bright to see, As from thy presence showers a rain of melody.
Seite 74 - One day, nigh weary of the irksome way, From her unhasty beast she did alight, And on the grass her dainty limbs did lay In secret shadow, far from all men's sight ; From her fair head her fillet she undight, And laid her stole aside.