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 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.
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 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 12 - So pure and innocent, as that same lambe, She was in life and every vertuous lore ; And by descent from Royall lynage came Of ancient Kinges and Queenes, that had of yore Their scepters stretcht from East to Westerne shore, And all the world in their subjection held ; Till that infernall feend with foule uprore Forwasted all their land, and them expeld ; Whom to avenge she had this Knight from far compeld.
Pàgina 4 - In good faith I had once again nigh forgotten your Faerii Queene ; howbeit, by good chance, I have now sent her home at the last neither in better or worse case than I found her. And must you of necessity have my judgment of her indeed ? To be plain, I am void of all judgment, if your Nine Comedies...
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 38 - Nor bloody wordes of bold enchaunters call,' But all that was not such as seemd in sight Before that shield did fade, and suddeine fall...
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 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...

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