The Faerie Qveene : Disposed into twelue bookes, Fashioning XII. Morall vertues (1596)
Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599, Ponsonby, William, d. 1603, bookseller, Vickery, Willis, 1857-1932, former owner, Collier, Robert J., former owner · London : Printed for VVilliam Ponsonbie · leaf 778
te out of fquare^From the firft point of his appointed fourfe^And being once amifle growes daily wourfe and wourfe. For from the golden age^ that firft was named.Its now at earft become a ftonie one;And men themfelues ^ the which at firft were framedOf earthly mouldj and formd of flefli and… … i84 THE V, BOOKE OF THE CantJ^ Let none then blame me, if in difciplineOf vert Lie and of ciuill vfes lore,I doe not forme them to the common line Ofprefentdayes, which are corrupted fore.But to the antique vfe ■, which was of yore.When good was onely for it ftlfe defyred.And all men fought their…
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