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Page 149
... arms , to arms ! " the fierce virago cries , And swift as lightning to the combat flies . All side in parties , and begin th ' attack ; 20 30 Fans clap , silks rustle , and tough whale - bones crack ; 40 Heroes ' and heroines ' shouts ...
... arms , to arms ! " the fierce virago cries , And swift as lightning to the combat flies . All side in parties , and begin th ' attack ; 20 30 Fans clap , silks rustle , and tough whale - bones crack ; 40 Heroes ' and heroines ' shouts ...
Page 235
... arms , And clad himself in steel : the arms he chose Were plain , and on his shield was no device , Only his helm was rich , inlaid with gold , And from the fluted spine atop , a plume Of horsehair waved , a scarlet horsehair plume . So ...
... arms , And clad himself in steel : the arms he chose Were plain , and on his shield was no device , Only his helm was rich , inlaid with gold , And from the fluted spine atop , a plume Of horsehair waved , a scarlet horsehair plume . So ...
Page 246
... arms about his neck , and kissed his lips , And with fond faltering fingers stroked his cheeks , Trying to call him back to life ; and life Came back to Rustum , and he oped his eyes , And they stood wide with horror ; and he seized In ...
... arms about his neck , and kissed his lips , And with fond faltering fingers stroked his cheeks , Trying to call him back to life ; and life Came back to Rustum , and he oped his eyes , And they stood wide with horror ; and he seized In ...
Contents
PREFACE | 1 |
INTRODUCTION TO NARRATIVE POETRY | 38 |
EDMUND SPENSER | 42 |
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Afrasiab ancient arms ballad beauty bird blood breath bright Brignal Camelot century cloud dark dead dear death delight doth dread dream earth English poetry eyes face Faerie Queene fair fame father fear flowers GEOFFREY CHAUCER hair hand hast hath head hear heard heart Hell and Heaven hill king Lady of Shalott light Little brother live look Lord lyric poetry Mary Mother Matthew Arnold medieval mighty mind moon mordre morn narrative poetry never night nymph o'er Oxus Persian poem poetry poets queen quoth rime rose round Rustum sand ship sigh sing Sister Helen sleep smile soft Sohrab song soul sound spake spear spirit stars stood sweet sylphs Tartar tears Thalestris thee thine things thou art thought voice waves whan wind wings woods young youth ΙΟ