Poetic Openings : Edmund Spenser to Edmund Spenser
Poet : Edmund Spenser :
Poem : A Ditty :
First Line : In praise of Eliza, Queen of the Shepherds
Poet : Edmund Spenser :
Poem : A Hymn In Honour Of Beauty :
First Line : Ah whither, Love, wilt thou now carry me?
Poet : Edmund Spenser :
Poem : A Hymn Of Heavenly Beauty :
First Line : Rapt with the rage of mine own ravish'd thought,
Poet : Edmund Spenser :
Poem : Amoretti Iii: The Sovereign Beauty :
First Line : The sovereign beauty which I do admire,
Poet : Edmund Spenser :
Poem : Amoretti Lxvii: Like As A Huntsman :
First Line : Like as a huntsman after weary chase,
Poet : Edmund Spenser :
Poem : Amoretti Lxviii: Most Glorious Lord Of Life :
First Line : Most glorious Lord of life, that on this day,
Poet : Edmund Spenser :
Poem : Amoretti Lxxiv: Most Happy Letters :
First Line : Most happy letters, fram'd by skilful trade,
Poet : Edmund Spenser :
Poem : Amoretti Lxxix: Men Call You Fair :
First Line : Men call you fair, and you do credit it,
Poet : Edmund Spenser :
Poem : Amoretti Lxxv: One Day I Wrote Her Name :
First Line : One day I wrote her name upon the strand,
Poet : Edmund Spenser :
Poem : Amoretti Xxii: This Holy Season :
First Line : This holy season, fit to fast and pray,
