 ... of their houses to lead him in the darkness; that the day was his night, and the night his day; that he loved not to be long wooing of wenches to yield to him; but, where he came, he took by force the spoil of other men's love, and left but...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 4241787Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Spenser - 1750 - 320 pages
...took by Force the Spoil of other Mens Love, and left but Lamentation to their Lovers; that his Mufick was not the Harp, nor Lays of Love, but the Cries of People, and Cliflting of Armour; and finally, that he died not bewailed of many, but made many wail when he died,... | |
 | 724 pages
...fprinkled with fome pretty cries of people, and the clafhing of flowers of their natural device.which armour ; and finally, that he died, not bewailed of many, but made many wall when he died, that dearly bought his death." — " I have caufed divers of thefe poems to be tranilated... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1763 - 310 pages
...by Force the Spoil of ether Men's Love, and left but Lamentation to their Lovers ; that his Mufick was not the harp, nor Lays of Love, but the Cries' of People, and Clafhing of Armour : and finally that he died not bewailed of many, but made many wail when he died,... | |
 | John Brown - 1764 - 280 pages
...Force " the Spoil of other Men's Love, and " left but Lamentation to their Lovers : " That his Mufic was not the Harp, nor " Lays of Love, but the Cries of People, " and the claming of Armour : And fi" nally, that he died, not bewailed of " many, but made many wail when... | |
 | John Brown - 1764 - 288 pages
...Force " the Spoil of other Men's Love, and " left but Lamentation to their Lovers : " That his Mufic was not the Harp, nor " Lays of Love, but the Cries of People, " and the claming of Armour : And fi" nally, that he died, not bewailed of " many, but made many wail when... | |
 | 1778 - 776 pages
...lovers ; that his muiic was not the harp nor lays of love, but the cries ef people, and the clafhing of armour ; and, finally, that he died, not bewailed...many wail when he died, that dearly bought his death. I have caufed divers of thefe poems to be tranflated unto me, that I might understand them ; and furely... | |
 | 1787 - 652 pages
...took by force the fpoil of other men's love, and left but lamentation to their lovers : that his mufic was not the Harp, nor lays of love, but the cries of people, and clafliing of armour : and finally, that he died, not bewailed of many, but made many wail when he died,... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1804 - 694 pages
...spoil of other men's love, and left but lamentation to their lovers ; that his music was not the harps, nor lays of love, but the cries of people, and clashing...many wail when he died that dearly bought his death". Spenser, an excellent judge, then observes that he had caused several compositions of the bards to... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 478 pages
...force the spoil of other men's love, " and left but lamentations to their lovers ; that " his music was not the harp, nor lays of love, but " the cries...wail when he died, that dearly bought " his death.' Do not you think, Eudoxus, that " many of these praises might be applied to men " of best deserts ?... | |
 | 1812 - 680 pages
...by force the spoils of other men's love, and left but lamentation to their lovers : that his music was not the harp, nor lays of love, but the cries...wail when he died, that dearly bought his death." ' p. 76. Mr. Dewar adds, that ' the persons whom Spenser mentions' as thieves and outlaws, ' were no... | |
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