“So Orpheus did for his owne bride, So I unto my selfe alone will sing, The woods shall to me answer and my Eccho ring.”
Quote by Edmund Spenser
Work
The Works of Edmund Spenser: With Observations on His Life and Writings
This volume includes Spenser's major poems and prose works, offering readers a detailed look into the poet's extensive body of work. It also features commentary and analysis that provide context and understanding of Spenser's life and the historical period in which he wrote. more
Author
Edmund Spenser
Edmund Spenser, a renowned English poet, was born in England in 1552. His poetry has had a profound impact on literature, with his epic poem 'The Faerie Queene' being hailed as a classic of English literature. more
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Source: The Works of Edmund Spenser: With Observations of His Life and Writings
“So passeth, in the passing of a day, Of mortall life the leafe, the bud, the flowre”
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Source: Hymns. Visions. Elegiac poems
Source: Minor poems
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Source: The poetical works of Edmund Spenser ... from the text of J. Upton. With a preface, biographical and critical, by J. Aikin
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