FREE BOOKS

Author's List




PREV.   NEXT  
|<   259   260   261   262   263   264   265   266   267   268   269   270   271   272   273   274   275   276   277   278   279   280   281   282   283  
284   285   286   287   288   289   290   291   292   293   294   295   296   297   298   299   300   301   302   303   304   305   306   307   308   >>   >|  
nt > accustomed 8 Were clean consumed, and all his vital powers 9 Decayed, and all his flesh shrunk up like withered flowers. 108.42 Whom when his Lady saw, to him she ran 2 With hasty ioy: to see him made her glad, And sad to view his visage pale and wan, 4 Who earst in flowres of freshest youth was clad. Tho when her well of teares she wasted had, 6 She said, Ah dearest Lord, what euill starre On you hath fround, and pourd his influence bad, 8 That of your selfe ye thus berobbed arre, And this misseeming hew your manly looks doth marre? 1 Whom when his lady saw, to him she ran 2 With hasty joy: to see him made her glad, 3 And sad to view his visage pale and wan, 4 Who erst in flowers of freshest youth was clad. erst > once, previously 5 Tho, when her well of tears she wasted had, Tho > Then 6 She said, "Ah, dearest lord, what evil star 7 On you has frowned, and poured his influence bad, 8 That of yourself you thus berobbed are, berobbed > robbed (the prefix is intensive) 9 And this misseeming hue your manly looks does mar? misseeming hue > unseemly appearance manly > {Pertaining to human beings; also: manly, in the modern sense} 108.43 But welcome now my Lord, in wele or woe, 2 Whose presence I +haue+ lackt too long a day; And +fie+ on Fortune mine auowed foe, 4 Whose wrathfull wreakes them selues do now alay. And for these wrongs shall treble penaunce pay 6 Of treble good: good growes of euils priefe. The chearelesse man, whom sorrow did dismay, 8 Had no delight to treaten of his griefe; His long endured famine needed more reliefe. 2 haue > kaue _1596_ 3 fie > sie _1590;_ fye _FE_ 1 "But welcome now my lord, in weal or woe, weal > happiness, prosperity 2 Whose presence I have lacked too long a day; 3 And fie on Fortune, my avowed foe, 4 Whose wrathful wreaks themselves do now allay; wreaks > {Vindictive or vengeful acts (mainly northern dialect)} 5 And for these wrongs shall treble penance pay 6 Of treble good: good grows of evil's proof." proof > trial, experience 7 The cheerless man, whom sorrow did dismay, 8 Had no delight to treat of his grief; treat > talk 9 His long endured famine needed more relief. 108.44 Faire Lady, then said that victorious knight, 2 The things, that grieuous were to do, or beare, Them to renew,
PREV.   NEXT  
|<   259   260   261   262   263   264   265   266   267   268   269   270   271   272   273   274   275   276   277   278   279   280   281   282   283  
284   285   286   287   288   289   290   291   292   293   294   295   296   297   298   299   300   301   302   303   304   305   306   307   308   >>   >|  



Top keywords:
treble
 

misseeming

 

berobbed

 

presence

 

delight

 

dismay

 

sorrow

 

endured

 

wreaks

 
needed

famine

 

Fortune

 

wrongs

 

freshest

 

wasted

 

dearest

 

visage

 
flowers
 
influence
 
happiness

prosperity

 

consumed

 

lacked

 

wrathful

 

avowed

 

Decayed

 

powers

 

shrunk

 
griefe
 

reliefe


treaten
 
Vindictive
 

victorious

 
relief
 
knight
 
things
 

grieuous

 

dialect

 
penance
 
northern

vengeful
 

cheerless

 

accustomed

 
experience
 
withered
 

frowned

 

poured

 

robbed

 

teares

 

starre