Select Works of the British Poets: From Chaucer to Jonson, with Biographical SketchesLongman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1831 - 1016 páginas |
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... Better than a lazar or a beggere . For unto swiche a worthy man as he Accordeth nought , as by his faculte , To haven with sike lazars acquaintance . It is not honest , it may not avance , As for to delen with no swiche pouraille , But ...
... Better than a lazar or a beggere . For unto swiche a worthy man as he Accordeth nought , as by his faculte , To haven with sike lazars acquaintance . It is not honest , it may not avance , As for to delen with no swiche pouraille , But ...
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... better than his lord pourchace . Ful riche he was ystored privily . His lord wel coude he plesen subtilly , To yeve and lene him of his owen good , And have a thank and yet a cote and hood . In youthe he lerned hadde a good mistere . He ...
... better than his lord pourchace . Ful riche he was ystored privily . His lord wel coude he plesen subtilly , To yeve and lene him of his owen good , And have a thank and yet a cote and hood . In youthe he lerned hadde a good mistere . He ...
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... better say , But in the see she driveth forth hire way . Alla the king cometh home sone after this Unto his castel , of the which I told , And asketh wher his wif and his child is ; The constable gan about his herte cold , And plainly ...
... better say , But in the see she driveth forth hire way . Alla the king cometh home sone after this Unto his castel , of the which I told , And asketh wher his wif and his child is ; The constable gan about his herte cold , And plainly ...
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... better aske of you a space Of audience , to shewen our request , And ye , my lord , to don right as you lest . And all your werke , and ever have don , that we Ne couden not ourself devisen how We mighten live in more felicitee : Save o ...
... better aske of you a space Of audience , to shewen our request , And ye , my lord , to don right as you lest . And all your werke , and ever have don , that we Ne couden not ourself devisen how We mighten live in more felicitee : Save o ...
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... better than ye doe , by sainct John , Or at the least I loue her as well as ye , And lenger haue serued her in my degree , And if she should haue loued for long louing , To me alone had be the guerdoning . " I dare eke say , if she me ...
... better than ye doe , by sainct John , Or at the least I loue her as well as ye , And lenger haue serued her in my degree , And if she should haue loued for long louing , To me alone had be the guerdoning . " I dare eke say , if she me ...
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Página 305 - How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us, that succour want? How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant?
Página 305 - How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant! They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant; And all for love, and nothing for reward: O why should Heavenly God to men have such regard ? LONDON: APPROVED SCHOOL BOOKS.
Página 242 - The lyon would not leave her desolate, But with her went along, as a strong gard Of her chast person, and a faythfull mate Of her sad troubles and misfortunes hard : Still...
Página 327 - Such as attonce might not on living ground, Save in this Paradise, be heard elsewhere : Right hard it was for wight which did it heare, To read what manner musicke that mote bee ; For all that pleasing is to living eare Was there consorted in one harmonee ; Birdes, voices, instruments, windes, waters, all agree ; The joyous birdes, shrouded in chearefull shade, Their notes unto the voice attempred sweet ; Th...
Página 234 - That greatest Gloriana to him gave, (That greatest Glorious Queene of Faery lond) To winne him worshippe, and her grace to have, Which of all earthly thinges he most did crave : And ever as he rode his hart did earne...
Página 234 - 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 429 - Or weigh the thought that from mans mind doth flow : But if the weight of these thou canst not show, Weigh but one word which from thy lips doth fall : For how canst thou those greater secrets know, That doest not know the least thing of them all ? Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.
Página 318 - Deare countrey ! O! how dearely deare Ought thy remembraunce and perpetuall band Be to thy foster Childe, that from thy hand Did commun breath and nouriture receave. How brutish is it not to understand How much to her we owe, that all us gave ; That gave unto us all what ever good we have.
Página 236 - Then choosing out few words most horrible, (Let none them read) thereof did verses frame ; With which, and other spelles like terrible, He bad awake blacke Plutoes griesly Dame ; And cursed heven ; and spake reprochful shame Of highest God, the Lord of life and light : A bold bad man, that dar'd to call by name Great Gorgon, prince of darknes and dead night ; At which Cocytus quakes, and Styx is put to flight.
Página 495 - doe men The heavens of their fortunes fault accuse, Sith they know best what is the best for them; For they to each such fortune doe diffuse, As they doe know each can most aptly use: For not that which men covet most is best, Nor that thing worst which men do most refuse ; But fittest is, that all contented rest With that they hold : each hath his fortune in his brest.