Book I of The Faery QueeneClarendon Press, 1869 - 251 páginas |
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Página xii
... Duessa , the type of Popery , seduces , who is reduced almost to despair , but rescued by the intervention of Una and the assistance of Faith , Hope , and Charity , is what no one feels any difficulty in acknowledging , but what every ...
... Duessa , the type of Popery , seduces , who is reduced almost to despair , but rescued by the intervention of Una and the assistance of Faith , Hope , and Charity , is what no one feels any difficulty in acknowledging , but what every ...
Página xiv
... Duessa , double - faced witch , false and frivolous , fair and foul , now encounter him ; and he , whom Error could not overcome , falls a victim to flattery and dissimula- tion . The artifices of the Jesuits , which had met with so ...
... Duessa , double - faced witch , false and frivolous , fair and foul , now encounter him ; and he , whom Error could not overcome , falls a victim to flattery and dissimula- tion . The artifices of the Jesuits , which had met with so ...
Página xv
... Duessa is Mary Queen of Scots , as we learn from a later Book ; by the giant Orgoglio is probably intended Philip II , King of Spain ; Prince Arthur is Lord Leicester 9. No doubt other names have their own mean- ings ; but these are all ...
... Duessa is Mary Queen of Scots , as we learn from a later Book ; by the giant Orgoglio is probably intended Philip II , King of Spain ; Prince Arthur is Lord Leicester 9. No doubt other names have their own mean- ings ; but these are all ...
Página xix
... Duessa come from the Italian . When the Faery Queene first appeared , the whole of England seems to have been moved by it . No such poet had arisen in this country for nearly two hundred years . Since Chaucer and the author of Piers ...
... Duessa come from the Italian . When the Faery Queene first appeared , the whole of England seems to have been moved by it . No such poet had arisen in this country for nearly two hundred years . Since Chaucer and the author of Piers ...
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... Duessa , a false sorceresse , That many errant knights hath brought to wretchednesse . 35 In prime of youthly yeares , when corage hot The fire of love and joy of chevalree First kindled in my brest , it was my lot To love this gentle ...
... Duessa , a false sorceresse , That many errant knights hath brought to wretchednesse . 35 In prime of youthly yeares , when corage hot The fire of love and joy of chevalree First kindled in my brest , it was my lot To love this gentle ...
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Página 10 - 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 ; Sober he seemde, and very sagely sad, And to the ground his eyes were lowly bent, Simple in shew, and voide of malice bad, And all the way he prayed, as he went, And often knockt his brest, as one that did repent.
Página 69 - And oft, for dread of hurt, would him advise The angry beastes not rashly to despise, Nor too much to provoke ; for he would learne The Lyon stoup to him in lowly wise, (A lesson hard) and make the Libbard sterne Leave roaring, when in rage he for revenge did earne.
Página 4 - 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.
Página 168 - Abhorred Styx, the flood of deadly hate; Sad Acheron, of sorrow, black and deep; Cocytus, named of lamentation loud Heard on the rueful stream; fierce Phlegethon, Whose waves of torrent fire inflame with rage.
Página 3 - 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. Right faithfull true he was in deede and word, But of his cheere did seeme too solemne sad; Yet nothing did he dread, but ever was ydrad.
Página 152 - The blazing brightnesse of her beauties beame, And glorious light of her sunshyny face, To tell, were as to strive against the streame: My ragged rimes are all too rude and bace Her heavenly lineaments for to enchace. Ne wonder; for her own deare loved knight, All were she dayly with himselfe in place, Did wonder much at her celestial! sight: Oft had he seene her faire, but never so faire dight.
Página 8 - Her vomit full of bookes and papers was, With loathly frogs and toades, which eyes did lacke, And creeping sought way in the weedy gras : Her filthie parbreake all the place defiled has.
Página 114 - Come, come away, fraile, feeble, fleshly wight, Ne let vaine words bewitch thy manly hart) Ne divelish thoughts dismay thy constant spright. In heavenly mercies hast thou not a part ? Why shouldst thou then despeire, that chosen art?
Página 11 - A little lowly Hermitage it was, Downe in a dale, hard by a forests side, Far from resort of people, that did pas In...
Página 3 - To prove his puissance in battell brave Upon his foe, and his new force to learne; Upon his foe, a Dragon horrible and stearne.