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... arms and silver shield , Wherein old dints of deep wounds did remain , The cruel marks of many a bloody field ; Yet arms till that time did he never wield : His angry steed did chide his foaming bit , As much disdaining to the curb to ...
... arms and silver shield , Wherein old dints of deep wounds did remain , The cruel marks of many a bloody field ; Yet arms till that time did he never wield : His angry steed did chide his foaming bit , As much disdaining to the curb to ...
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... arms , be my delight : Those be the riches fit for an advent'rous knight . " " Vain - glorious elf ” ( said he ) “ dost not thou weet , That money can thy wants at will supply ? [ meet , Shields , steeds , and arms , and all things for ...
... arms , be my delight : Those be the riches fit for an advent'rous knight . " " Vain - glorious elf ” ( said he ) “ dost not thou weet , That money can thy wants at will supply ? [ meet , Shields , steeds , and arms , and all things for ...
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... arms , and in atchievements brave , Do rather chuse my flitting hours to spend , And to be lord of those , that riches have , [ slave . " Than them to have myself , and be their servile THE BOWER OF BLISS . Thus being enter'd , they ...
... arms , and in atchievements brave , Do rather chuse my flitting hours to spend , And to be lord of those , that riches have , [ slave . " Than them to have myself , and be their servile THE BOWER OF BLISS . Thus being enter'd , they ...
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... arms , and mickle fame Did get through great adventures by him done : For never man he suffered by that same Rich strond to travel , whereas he did wonne , But that he must do battle with the sea nymph's son . An hundred knights of ...
... arms , and mickle fame Did get through great adventures by him done : For never man he suffered by that same Rich strond to travel , whereas he did wonne , But that he must do battle with the sea nymph's son . An hundred knights of ...
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... arm'd from top to toe , Yet thought himself not safe enough thereby , But fear'd each shadow moving to and fro : And his own arms when glittering he did spy , Or clashing heard , he fast away did fly , As ashes pale of hue , and wingy ...
... arm'd from top to toe , Yet thought himself not safe enough thereby , But fear'd each shadow moving to and fro : And his own arms when glittering he did spy , Or clashing heard , he fast away did fly , As ashes pale of hue , and wingy ...
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arms beauty behold blest bliss blood breast breath call'd Canace Chanticleer charms chyle Comus courser dæmon dame death delight divine doth dread earth eternal ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fame fate fear fire flame fool goth grace Greece hand happy hast hath head heart Heaven hire honour Hudibras Jebusites king lady light live lord lov'd lyre maid mighty mind mortal Muse nature nature's ne'er never night numbers nymph o'er once pain passion plain pleas'd pleasure poets praise pride proud rage rest rill rise round sacred seem'd shade shew sight sing soft song soul speke spleen stood stream sweet tears tempest Thalestris thee ther Theseus thine things thou thought toil trewe Twas unto vex'd virtue ween wild wind wings wise woods wyllowe youth