 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...  First book of the Faerie Queene, canto I-IV - Page 7by Edmund Spenser - 1805Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Spenser - Epic poetry, English - 1758 - 800 pages
...entreate. I. A GENTLE knight was pricking on the plains, Ycladd in mightie armes and filver {hielde, Wherein old dints of deepe woundes did remaine, The...bitt, As much difdayning to the curbe to yield : Full jolly knight he feem'd, and faire did fitt, As one for knightly giufls and fierce encounters fitt.... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1805 - 452 pages
...iolly knight he feemd, and faire did fitt, As one for knightly giufts and fierce encounters fitt. " His angry fteede did chide his foming bitt, " As much difdayning to the curbe to yield." In this fenfe then (which more literally fuits with the fober Lady and her flow beaft) " pricking on... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 494 pages
...Argon, iv. 1606. But Milton, I think, did not here forget Spenfer, Faer. Qu. i. 1. 1. " His angry jttede did chide his foming bitt, " As much difdayning to the curbe to yield." And fee Dap/maidu, ver. 194. Nor may I omit Harington'* He held it vain; awe from above had quell'd... | |
 | Poetical narratives - English poetry - 1810 - 330 pages
...FAERY QUEENE. A GENTLE knight was pricking on the plaine, Ycladd in mightie armes and silver shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe woundes did remaine, The...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 seem'd,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 600 pages
...entrcate. A GEM-TIE knight was pricking on the plaine, Ycladd in mightie arrnes and silver shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe woundes did remaine, The cruel markes of many' a bkxidy fielde ; Yet armes till that time did he never wield: His angry steede did chide his Coming... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 356 pages
...in mightie armes and silver shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe woundes did remaine, The cruel marks 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 iolly knight he seemd,... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1831 - 1038 pages
...pricking on the plaine, Ycladd in mightic armes and silver shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe woundcs did remaine, The cruel markes of many' a bloody fielde...armes till that time did he never wield : His angry steodc did chide his foming bitt, As much disdayning to the curbe to yield : Full iolly knight lie... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1843 - 388 pages
...home entreate. A GENTLE knight was pricking on the plaine, Ycladd in mightie armes and silver shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe woundes did remaine, The...armes till that time did he never wield : His angry steede did chide his foming hitt, A.8 much disdayning to the curbe to yield : Full joily knight he... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 110 pages
...FAERIE QUEENE. A GENTLE knight was pricking1 on the plaine, Ycladd in mightie arms and silver shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe woundes did remaine, The...armes till that time did he never wield : His angry steede did chide his foming bit, As much disdayning to the curbe to yield : Full iolly knight he seemd,... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...knight3 was pricking4 on the plaine, Ycladd in mightie armes5 and silver shielde, Wherein old dints6 of deepe woundes did remaine, The cruel markes of...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 iolly7 knight he... | |
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