Observations on the Fairy Queen of Spenser, Volumen1C. Stower, 1807 |
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... romances SECT . III . .... 1 . Of Spenser's use and abuse of ancient history and 25 mythology SECT . IV . Of Spenser's stanza , versification , and language • 92 157 SECT . V. Of Spenser's Imitations from Chaucer .188 SECT . VI . Of ...
... romances SECT . III . .... 1 . Of Spenser's use and abuse of ancient history and 25 mythology SECT . IV . Of Spenser's stanza , versification , and language • 92 157 SECT . V. Of Spenser's Imitations from Chaucer .188 SECT . VI . Of ...
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... romance , of truth and fiction , to find the proper decora- tions and furniture for his fairy structure . Born in such an age , Spenser wrote rapidly from his own feelings , which at the same time were naturally noble . Exactness in his ...
... romance , of truth and fiction , to find the proper decora- tions and furniture for his fairy structure . Born in such an age , Spenser wrote rapidly from his own feelings , which at the same time were naturally noble . Exactness in his ...
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... unassisted and unrestrained by those of deliberate judgment , it is this . In reading Spenser , if the critic is not satisfied , yet the reader is transported . SECT . II . Of Spenser's Imitations from old Romances 24.
... unassisted and unrestrained by those of deliberate judgment , it is this . In reading Spenser , if the critic is not satisfied , yet the reader is transported . SECT . II . Of Spenser's Imitations from old Romances 24.
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... romances , or books of chivalry , than of those which form the Orlando Furioso , Ariosto's knights exhibit surprising examples of their prowess , and achieve many heroic actions . But our author's knights are more professedly engaged in ...
... romances , or books of chivalry , than of those which form the Orlando Furioso , Ariosto's knights exhibit surprising examples of their prowess , and achieve many heroic actions . But our author's knights are more professedly engaged in ...
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... romance , entitled the Seven Champions of Christendom . In fact , these miraculous books were highly fashionable , and chivalry , which was the subject of them , was still practised and admired , in the age of Queen Elizabeth * . Among ...
... romance , entitled the Seven Champions of Christendom . In fact , these miraculous books were highly fashionable , and chivalry , which was the subject of them , was still practised and admired , in the age of Queen Elizabeth * . Among ...
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afterwards alludes ancient Apollonius autem ballad Beast beautiful Bevis bite borrowed Britomartis called castle Caxton 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 Genius 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 translated tree unto verses word written δε
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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.