The Works of Edmund Spenser (Volume 1) - Softcover

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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1805. Excerpt: ... These wisards welter in wealths waves, Pampred in pleasures deepe; They han fat kernes, and leany knaves, Their fasting flockes to keepe. 200 Sike mister men bene all misgone, They heapen hilles of wrath; Sike syrlie stiepheards han we none, They keepen all the path. Mor. Here is a great deale of good matter Lost for lacke of telling; 206 Now sicker I fee thou dost but clatter, Harme may come of melling. Thou meddlest more, then stiall have thank, To witen stiepheards wealth; 210 When folke bene fat, and riches ranck, It is a signe of health. But fay mee, what is Algrind, hee That is so oft bynempt? Thom. Hee is a stiepheard great in gree, 215 But hath bene long ypent: One day hee iat upon a hill, As now thou wouldest mee; Bat I am taught, by Algrinds ill,' To love the lowe degree; 220 Ver. 197. These visards welter in wealths waves, &c.] This passage is a striking example of a practice often observed indeed to a ridiculous excess by our old poets, that of Alliteration. TOdd. Ver. 199. kernes,] See the note on this word in the View of the State of Ireland. Todd. . -. For sitting so with bared scalp; An eagle sored hye, That, weening his white head was chalke, A shell-fish downe let stye; Shee weend the shell-fish to have broke, 225 But therewith bruzd his brayne; ..,; So now, astonied with the stroke, Hee lyes in lingring payne. Mok. Ah! good Algrind! his hap was ill, But shall be better in time. I Now farewell, Shepheard, sith this hill > · Thou hast such doubt to clime. ■< 232 PALINODES EMBLEME. In ntedio virtus. MORRELLS EMBLEME. In summo fœlicitas, . · GLOSS E. A Gotekeard: by Gotes in scripture be represented the wicked and reprobate, whose Pastour also must needes be such. Bancke, is the seate of honour. Straying heard, which wander out of the way ...