. Spenser's Faerie queene. A poem in six books; with the fragment Mutabilite . F LOVERS sad calamities of oldFull many piteous stories doe remaine,But none more piteous ever was ytoldThen that of Amorets hart-binding chaine,And this of Florimels unworthie paine :The deare compassion of whose bitter fitMy softened heart so sorely doth constraine,That I with teares full oft doe pittie it,And oftentimes doe wish it never had bene writ. For from the time that Scudamour her boughtIn perilous fight she never joyed day;A perilous fight, when he with force her broughtFrom twentie Knights that did him
. Spenser's Faerie queene. A poem in six books; with the fragment Mutabilite . F LOVERS sad calamities of oldFull many piteous stories doe remaine,But none more piteous ever was ytoldThen that of Amorets hart-binding chaine,And this of Florimels unworthie paine :The deare compassion of whose bitter fitMy softened heart so sorely doth constraine,That I with teares full oft doe pittie it,And oftentimes doe wish it never had bene writ. For from the time that Scudamour her boughtIn perilous fight she never joyed day;A perilous fight, when he with force her broughtFrom twentie Knights that did him all assay ;Yet fairely well he did them all dismay,And with great glorie both the shield of loveAnd eke the Ladie selfe he brought away;Whom having wedded, as did him behove,A new unknowen mischiefe did from him remove. 8ii I. For that same vile Enchauntour Busyran,The very selfe same day that she was wedded,Amidst the bridale feast, whilest every man,Surchargd with wine, were heedlesse and ill-hedded,All bent to mirth before the bride was bedd
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