The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser in Five Volumes (Volume 4) - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1825 edition. Excerpt: ...her may,For much she hated sight of living eye: Foolish god Faunns, though full many a day He saw her clad, yet longed foolishly. To see her naked mongst her nymphes in privity. xmn. No way he found to compasse his desire, But to corrupt Molanna, this her Maid, Her to discover for some secret hire: So her with flattering words he first assaid; And, after, pleasing gifts for her purvaid, Queene-apples, and red cherries from the tree, With which he her allured and betraid To tell what time he might her Lady see When she herselfe did bathe, that he might secret bee. XLIV. Thereto hee promist, if she would him pleasure With this small boone, to quit her with a better; To weet, that whereas shee had out of measure Long lov'd the Fanchin, who by nought did set her, That he would undertake for this to get her To be his Love, and of him liked well: Besides all which, he vow'd to be her debter For many moe good turnes then he would tell; The least of which this little pleasure should excell. xLv. The simple Maid did yield to him anone; And eft him placed where he close might view That never any saw, save onely one, Who, for his hire to so foole-hardy dew, Was of his hounds devour'd in hunters hew. Tho, as her manner was on sunny day, Diana, with hennymphes about her, drew To this sweet spring; where, dofling her array, She bath'd her lovely limbes, for Iove a likely pray. 'xLvL There Faunus saw that pleased much his eye, And made his hart to tickle in his brest, That, for great ioy of somewhat he did spy, He could him not containe in silent rest; But, breaking forth in laughter, loud profest His foolish thought: a foolish Faune indeed, That couldst not hold thyselfe so hidden blest, But wouldest needs thine owne conceit...