Observations on the Fairy Queen of Spenser, Volumen1C. Stower, 1807 |
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... reader . And it seems to be for the same reason , that after one of the twelve Knights had achieved the adventure of his proper book , the poet introduces him , in the next book , acting perhaps in , an infe- rior sphere , and degraded ...
... reader . And it seems to be for the same reason , that after one of the twelve Knights had achieved the adventure of his proper book , the poet introduces him , in the next book , acting perhaps in , an infe- rior sphere , and degraded ...
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... reader less , had he made every book one entire detached poem of twelve cantos , without any reference to the rest . Thus he would have written twelve different books , in each of which he might have com- pleted the pattern of a ...
... reader less , had he made every book one entire detached poem of twelve cantos , without any reference to the rest . Thus he would have written twelve different books , in each of which he might have com- pleted the pattern of a ...
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... reader would have been agreeably surprised in the last book , when he came to discover that the series of adventures , which he had just seen completed , were undertaken at the command of the Fairy Queen ; and that the Knights had ...
... reader would have been agreeably surprised in the last book , when he came to discover that the series of adventures , which he had just seen completed , were undertaken at the command of the Fairy Queen ; and that the Knights had ...
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... reader is less bewildered , than in the maze of indigestion , and incoherence , of which the latter totally consists , where we seek in vain either for partial or universal integrity . -Cum nec pes nec caput uni Reddatur Forma ...
... reader is less bewildered , than in the maze of indigestion , and incoherence , of which the latter totally consists , where we seek in vain either for partial or universal integrity . -Cum nec pes nec caput uni Reddatur Forma ...
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... reader's imagination is distracted , and his attention harrassed , amidst the multiplicity of tales , in the relation of which the poet is at the same instant equally engaged . To c2 remedy this inconvenience , the compassi- onate ...
... reader's imagination is distracted , and his attention harrassed , amidst the multiplicity of tales , in the relation of which the poet is at the same instant equally engaged . To c2 remedy this inconvenience , the compassi- onate ...
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afterwards alludes ancient Apollonius ballad Beast beautiful Bevis bite borrowed Britomartis called castle Caxton's censured Charlemagne Chaucer chivalry circumstance Cocytus copied from Ariosto copied from Chaucer Cupid darraine doth dragon edit Elfe enchanted English Faerie faire Fairy Queen fiction flesh glitterand golden Harrington hath hero hint Homer horn horse House of Fame Hylas Ibid imitation Italian Jonson Joseph of Arimathea King Arthur Knight's Tale Lady Lake likewise Lond manner mentioned Merlin Milton Morte Arthur noble old romance Onomacritus Ophion Orlando Orlando Furioso Orpheus Orthrus passage Pastorals poem poet poetry Prince Arthur Queen Elizabeth's Questing Beast reader remarkable rhyme Rime of Sir round table satires seems Silius Italicus Sir Dagonet Sir Topas Sir Tristram song speaks Spenser Squier's Tale stanza story supposed sword Talus thou tion tongue tree twelve peers unto verses word written δε κὶ
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Página 342 - Through the dear might of Him that walked the waves, Where other groves and other streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain him all the Saints above, In solemn troops, and sweet societies, That sing, and singing in their glory move, And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes.
Página 23 - With mazy error under pendent shades Ran nectar, visiting each plant, and fed Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice Art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Pour'd forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain...
Página 72 - ... blind harpers or such like taverne minstrels that give a fit of mirth for a groat, and their matters being for the most part stories of old time, as the tale of sir Topas, the reportes of Bevis of Southampton, Guy of Warwicke, Adam Bell, and Clymme of the Clough, and such other old romances or historicall rimes, made purposely for recreation of the common people at christmasse diners and brideales, and in tavernes and alehouses, and such other places of base resort.
Página 350 - Such forces met not, nor so wide a camp, When Agrican, with all his northern powers, Besieged Albracca, as romances tell, The city...
Página 203 - Lookte on them lovely, still in stedfast state, Ne suffred storme nor frost on them to fall, Their tender buds or leaves to violate, Nor scorching heat, nor cold intemperate, T...
Página 302 - AND I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
Página 21 - But it is absurd to think of judging either Ariosto or Spenser by precepts which they did not attend to.
Página 113 - Therefore a God him sage Antiquity Did wisely make, and good Agdistes call ; But this same was to that quite contrary, The foe of life, that good...
Página 190 - The Laurell, meed of mightie Conquerours And Poets sage, the firre that weepeth still, The Willow worne of forlorne Paramours, The Eugh...
Página 344 - I shall detain you now no longer in the demonstration of what we should not do, but straight conduct you to a hillside, where I will point you out the right path of a virtuous and noble education ; laborious, indeed, at the first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect, and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming.