The terme of life is limited, Ne may a man prolong nor shorten it: The souldier may not move from watchfull sted, Nor leave his stand untill his Captaine bed. Who life did limit by almightie doome... The Fowre Hymnes - Page xvby Edmund Spenser - 1907 - 79 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edmund Spenser - 1758 - 800 pages
...death after life,, does greatly pleafe. XLI. The knight much wondred at his fuddeine wit, And fayd, The terme of life is limited^ Ne may a man prolong, nor Jhorten it : The fouldier may not move from watchfull Jled, Nor leave his Jiand, untill bis captaine... | |
| Edmund Spenser - 1805 - 484 pages
...death after life, does greatly pleafe." XLI. The Knight much wondred at his fuddeine wit, And fayd ; " The terme of life is limited, Ne may a man prolong, nor morten, it : The fouldier may not move from watchfull fted, Nor leave his ftand untill his captaine... | |
| Edmund Spenser - 1805 - 504 pages
...death after life, does greatly pleafe." XLI. The Knight much wondred at his fuddeine wit, And fayd ; " The terme of life is limited, Ne may a man prolong, nor fhorten, it : The fouldier may not move from watchfull fted, Nor leave his ftand untill his captairie... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 600 pages
...does greatly The knight much wondred at his suddeine wit. And sayd; " The tenne of life is limited, Nc may a man prolong, nor shorten, it : The souldier may not move from watchful! sted, Nor leave his stand uutill his captaine bed." " Who life did limit by Almightie doome,"... | |
| 1866 - 830 pages
...life, does greatly please.' XDL " The knight much wondered at his sudden wit, And said, ' The term of life is limited, Ne may a man prolong nor shorten it : The soldier may not move from watchful sted, Nor leave his stand until his captain bed.' ' Who life did... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 420 pages
...warre, death after life, does greatly please." The knight mueh wondred at his suddeine wit, And sayd ; " The terme of life is limited, Ne may a man prolong, nor shorten, it : 1'he souldier may not move from watehfull sted, Nor leave his stand untill his eaptaine bed." " Who... | |
| 1821 - 502 pages
...much wondered at his sudden wit, And sayd, "The terme of life is limited, " Ne may a man prolong or shorten it: " The souldier may not move from watchfull...sted, " Nor leave his stand, untill his captaine bed. " Who life did limit by almightie doome," Quoth he, " knowes best the termes established ; " And he... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 462 pages
...! thou canst not die unperjured, * The knight much wonder'd at his sudden wit ; And said, The term of life is limited, Ne may a man prolong nor shorten it ; The soldier may not move from watchful sted, Nor leave his stand until his captain bed. Fairy Queen, Book... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 356 pages
...death after life, does greatly please." XLI. The Knight much wondred at his suddeine wit, And sayd ; " The terme of life is limited, Ne may a man prolong,...sted, Nor leave his stand untill his captaine bed." " Who life did limit by Almightie doome, Quoth he, "knowes best the termes established; And he, that... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 842 pages
...therefore, fly this fearful stead anon, Lest thy fool hardize work thee sad confusion. Id. The term of life is limited, Ne may a man prolong nor shorten it ; The soldier may not move from watchful stead, Xor léate his stand until his captain bed. Id. They nigh... | |
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