The poetical works of Edmund Spenser; in five volumes Volume 4 - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1842 edition. Excerpt: ...unskilful. 6 Tho, then. XL. 6.--Earnest.' Something to make the contract binding. XLI. 4.--Secrets of their entrayles. Their most hidden secrets. Having of late by diligent inquest Provided him a sword of meanest sort; With which he streight went to the Captaines nest: But Coridon durst not with him consort, Ne durst abide behind for dread of worse effort. When to the cave they came, they found it fast: But Calidore with huge resistlesse might The dores assayled, and the locks upbrast1: With noyse whereof the theefe awaking light2 Unto the entrance ran; where the bold Knight Encountring him with small resistence slew: The whiles faire Pastorell through great affright Was almost dead, misdoubting least of new 3 Some uprore were like that which lately she did vew. But whenas Calidore was comen in, And gan aloud for Pastorell to call, Knowing his voice, although not heard long sin,4 She sudden was revived therewithall, And wondrous ioy felt in her spirits thrall.5 Like him that being long in tempest tost, Looking 6 each houre into Deathes mouth to fall, At length espyes at hand the happie cost, On which he safety hopes that earst7 feard to be lost. Her gentle hart, that now long season past Had never ioyance felt nor chearefull thought, Began some smacke of comfort new 8 to tast, Like lyfeful1 heat to nummed senses brought, And life to feele that long for death had sought: Ne lesse in hart reioyced Calidore, When he her found; but, like to one distraught2 And robd of reason, towards her him bore; A thousand times embrast, and kist a thousand more. XLVI. But now by this, with noyse of late uprore, The hue and cry was raysed all about; And all the Brigants flocking in great store Unto the cave gan preasse,3 nought having dout Of that was doen,4 and...