The Political and Ecclesiastical Allegory of the First Book of the Faerie Queene

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Ginn, 1911 - 62 pàgines
 

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Pàgina 45 - And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth : and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Pàgina 12 - A lovely ladie rode him faire beside, Upon a lowly asse more white then snow ; Yet she much whiter, but the same did hide Under a vele, that wimpled was full low...
Pàgina 13 - 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. Thus as they past, The day with cloudes was suddeine overcast, And angry Jove an hideous storme of raine Did poure into his Lemans...
Pàgina 12 - A GENTLE Knight was pricking on the plaine, Ycladd in mightie armes and silver shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe woundes did remaine, The cruell markes of many a bloody fielde ; Yet armes till that time did he never wield : His angry steede did chide his foming bitt, As much disdayning to the curbe to yield : Full jolly knight he seemd, and faire did sitt, As one for knightly giusts and fierce encounters fitt.
Pàgina 3 - Now, strike your sails, ye jolly mariners, For we be come unto a quiet road, Where we must land some of our passengers, And light this weary vessel of her load. Here she a while may make her safe abode, Till she repaired have her tackles spent, And wants supply'd ; and then again abroad On the long voyage whereto she is bent ; Well may she speed, and fairly finish her intent...
Pàgina 47 - AT me! how many perils doe enfold The righteous man, to make him daily fall, Were not that heavenly grace doth him uphold, And stedfast truth acquite him out of all.
Pàgina 39 - Enchaunters call; But all that was not such as seemd in sight Before that shield did fade, and suddeine fall...
Pàgina 12 - The cruell markes of many a bloody fielde ; Yet armes till that time did he never wield : His angry steede did chide his foming bitt, As much disdayning to the curbe to yield : Full jolly knight he seemd, and faire did sitt, As one for knightly giusts and fierce encounters fitt.
Pàgina 50 - Act imposed an oath in which the queen was acknowledged to be the Supreme Governor of the Realm ' as well in all spiritual or ecclesiastical things as temporal...
Pàgina 12 - And on his brest a bloodie 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 deed and word ; But of his cheere did seeme too solemne sad ; Yet nothing did he dread, but ever was ydrad.

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