The Poems of Edmund Spenser Volume 4 (Paperback)

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. 1822 Excerpt: ...on high ordayned; Where many years it afterwards remayned, To be a mirrour to all mighty men, In whose right hands great power is contayned, That none of them the feeble over-ren, But alwaies doe their powre within iust compasse pen. xx. That done, unto the Castle he did wend, In which the Paynims Daughter did abide, Guarded of many which did her defend: Of whom he entrance sought, but was denidc, And with reprochfull blasphemy defide, Beaten with stones downe from the battilment, That he was forced to withdraw aside; And bad his servant Talus to invent Which way he enter might without endangerment. XXI. Eftsoones his Page drew to the Castle gate, And with his iron flale at it let flie, That all the warders it did sore amate, The which ere-while spake so reprochfully, And made them stoupe, that looked earst so hie. Yet still he bet and bounst uppon the dore, And thundred strokes theron so hideouslie, That all the peece he shaked from the flore, And filled all the house with feare and great uprore. XXII. With noise whereof the Lady forth appeared Uppon the Castle wall; and, when she saw The daungerous state in which she stood, she feared The sad effect of her neare overthrow; And gan intreat that Iron Man below To cease his outrage, and him faire besought; Sith neither force of stones which they did throw, Nor powr of charms, which she against him wrought, ought. Might otherwise prevaile, or make him cease for xxm. But, whenas yet she saw him to proceede Unmov'd with praiers or with piteous thought, She ment him to corrupt with goodly meede; And causde great sackes with endlesse riches fraught Unto the battilment to be upbrought, And powred forth over the Castle wall, bought, That she might win some time, though dearly Whilest he to gathering of the gold did...