FREE BOOKS

Author's List




PREV.   NEXT  
|<   583   584   585   586   587   588   589   590   591   592   593   594   595   596   597   598   599   600   601   602   603   604   605   606   607  
608   609   610   611   612   613   614   615   616   617   618   619   620   621   622   623   624   625   626   627   628   629   630   631   632   >>   >|  
in state of peace, as puissaunce in warre. 1 "She is the mighty Queen of Faery, 2 Whose fair retrait I in my shield do bear; retrait > portrait in > [on] 3 She is the flower of grace and chastity, 4 Throughout the world renowned far and near, 5 My lief, my liege, my sovereign, my dear, lief > beloved liege > {Superior to whom one owes feudal allegiance and service} 6 Whose glory shines as the morning star, the morning star > (Another name for the planet Venus; cf. 100.4:2 and _SC_, gloss to "December": "_Venus_, the goddesse of beauty or pleasure. Also a signe in heaven, as it is here taken") 7 And with her light the earth enlumines clear; enlumines > illuminates 8 Far reach her mercies, and her praises far, 9 As well in state of peace, as puissance in war." well > much puissance > [in] strength 209.5 Thrise happy man, (said then the _Briton_ knight) 2 Whom gracious lot, and thy great valiaunce Haue made +thee+ souldier of that Princesse bright, 4 Which with her bounty and glad countenance Doth blesse her seruaunts, and them high aduaunce. 6 How may straunge knight hope euer to aspire, By faithfull seruice, and meet amenance, 8 Vnto such blisse? sufficient were that hire For losse of thousand liues, to dye at her desire. 3 thee > a _1609_ 1 "Thrice happy man," said then the Briton knight, 2 "Whom gracious lot and your great valiance gracious lot > favourable fortune valiance > valour, bravery 3 Have made you soldier of that princess bright, bright > shining; beautiful 4 Who with her bounty and glad countenance bounty > goodness, virtue glad > bright, shining; beautiful countenance > countenance; patronage, favour 5 Does bless her servants, and them high advance. 6 How may strange knight hope ever to aspire strange > [a] foreign 7 (By faithful service and meet amenance) meet > suitable, seemly amenance > bearing, conduct 8 To such bliss? Sufficient were that hire hire > reward 9 For loss of thousand lives, to die at her desire." 209.6 Said _Guyon_, Noble Lord, what meed so great, 2 Or grace of earthly Prince so soueraine, But by your wondrous worth and warlike feat 4 Ye well may hope, and easely attaine? But were your will, her sold to entertaine, 6 And numbred be mongst knights of _Maydenhed_, Great guerdon, well I wote, should you rema
PREV.   NEXT  
|<   583   584   585   586   587   588   589   590   591   592   593   594   595   596   597   598   599   600   601   602   603   604   605   606   607  
608   609   610   611   612   613   614   615   616   617   618   619   620   621   622   623   624   625   626   627   628   629   630   631   632   >>   >|  



Top keywords:

knight

 

countenance

 

bright

 
bounty
 

amenance

 
gracious
 

Briton

 

retrait

 

enlumines

 
puissance

desire

 

valiance

 

strange

 

beautiful

 

shining

 

thousand

 

aspire

 
service
 
morning
 
favour

advance

 

servants

 
suitable
 

conduct

 

bearing

 

seemly

 

faithful

 
patronage
 

foreign

 

goodness


favourable

 

fortune

 

valour

 

Thrice

 

sovereign

 

bravery

 

chastity

 
princess
 

soldier

 
virtue

Sufficient

 

entertaine

 

attaine

 

easely

 

warlike

 

numbred

 

guerdon

 

mongst

 

knights

 

Maydenhed