This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ..."Faerie Queene."10 In one passage Guyon, rowed over sea by a boatman,11 encounters all the most frightful monsters of the deep which Neptune can summon against him. In another place the poet describes the sea-king watching the mother of the slain Marinell hastening to the place where her son's body lies on the strand ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ..."Faerie Queene."10 In one passage Guyon, rowed over sea by a boatman,11 encounters all the most frightful monsters of the deep which Neptune can summon against him. In another place the poet describes the sea-king watching the mother of the slain Marinell hastening to the place where her son's body lies on the strand:12 "Great Neptune stoode amazed at their sight Whiles on his broad rownd backe they softly slid, And eke him selfe mournd at their mournful It is interesting to remark that while staying with Drummond of Hawthornden Ben Jonson contemplated writing a piscatory drama in which the characters were to have been Scotch fishers on the shores of a Scotch lake. MBks. 1-3, comp. 1579-89, 3-6, 89-95. 11 Bk. 2, canto 4. "Bk. 3, canto 7, st. 27. plight, Yet wist not what their wailing ment; yet did, For great compassion of their sorrow bid His mighty waters to them buxome bee: Eft soones the roaring billowes still abid, And all the griesly Monsters of the See Stood gaping at their gate, and wondred them to see. A teem of Dolphins raunged in aray Drew the smooth charett of sad Cymoent: They were all taught by Triton to obay To the long raynes at her commandement: As swift as swallowes on the waves they went, That their brode flaggy finnes no some did reare, Ne bubling rowndell they behinde them sent. The rest, of other fishes drawen were, Which with their finny oar the swelling sea did sheare." These passages and many similar ones in the poem bear an obvious relationship in imagery to the masques of sea-gods, and exemplify Spenser's evident fondness for such description. Without attempting to go into any of these in detail a word more should be said here concerning the story of Marinell. Fair Florimell, who loves the unfortunate yout...
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This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN:
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Good. No Dust Jacket. An ex-library copy in maroon cloth lettered in gold, with the usual ex-libris markings. The binding is sound, the text is clean/unmarked, and there is little cover wear. No dust jacket.