Identifier: faeriequeenewith01spen (find matches)
Title: The faerie queene, with an exact collation of the two original editions, published by himself at London in quarto; the former containing the first three books printed in 1590, and the latter the six books in 1596
Year: 1751 (1750s)
Authors: Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599 Birch, Thomas, 1705-1766. Life of Mr. Edmund Spenser Kent, W., ill
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Publisher: London : Printed for J. Brindley and S. Wright
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deadly fit oppreft. CANTO 342r The feconde Booke of Canto VIII, CANTO VIII. Sir Guyon layd infwowne is byAerates fonnes defpoyld. Whom Arthur foom hath reskewedyAnd Pajnim brethrenJoyld, AN D is there care in heaven? and is their loveIn heavenly fpirits to thefe creatures bace,That may compaflion of their evill move?There is; elfe much more wretched were the caceOf men then beafls. But O ! thexceeding graceOf higheft God, that loves his creatures fo,And all his work.es with mercy doth embrace,That blefled Angels he fends to and fro,To ferve to wicked man, to ferve his wicked foe. II.How oft do they their lilver bowers leave, To come to fuccour us, that fuccour want ?How oft do they with golden pineons cleaveThe flitting skyes, like flying purfuivant,Againfl: foule feendes to aide us militant?They for us fight, they watch and dewly ward,And their bright Squadrons round about us plant;And all for love, and nothing for reward:O why fhould heavenly God to men have fuch regard? III. During
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^ .N. ^ -N. N ^ .^ vl ^ V •J ^ Canto VIII. the Faerie ^eene. 343 III. During the while, that Guyon did abide In Mamj?ion% houfe, the Palmer, whom whyleareThat wanton Mayd of paflage had denide.By further fearch had pafTage found elfewhere,And being on his way, approched neare,Where Guyon lay in traunce, when fuddenlyHe heard a voice, that called loud and cleare,Come hither, hither, Olcome haftily,That all the fields refounded with the ruefull cry. IV.The Palmer lent his eare unto the noyce,To weet, who called fo importunely ;Againe he heard a more efForced voyce,That bad him come in hafte. He by and byHis feeble feet diredled to the cry;Which to that fhady delve him brought at laft,Where Mam7non earfl: did funne his threafury :There the good Guyofi he found flumbring fall:In fenfelefse dreame; which light at iirfl him fore aghaft. V.Beiide his head there fat a faire young man. Of wondrous beau tie, and of freflieft yeares,Whofe tender bud to blolTome new began,And flourifli faire ab

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