 Knit with a golden baldric, which forelay Athwart her snowy breast, and did divide Her dainty paps ; which, like young fruit in May, Now little, gan to swell, and, being tied, Through her thin weed their places only signified.  Observations on the Fairy Queen of Spenser - Page 140by Thomas Warton - 1762 - 270 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edmund Spenser - 1758 - 574 pages
...victorious play, Knit with a golden bauldrick, which forelay Athwart her Inowy breaft, and did divide Her dainty paps ; which like young fruit in May Now little 'gan to fwell, and being tide, Through her thin weed their places only fignifide. XXX. Her yellow locks criiped, like golden wire, About her... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - Epic poetry, English - 1758 - 800 pages
...play, Knit with a golden bauldricke, which forelay Athwart her fnowy brefl, and did divide Her daintie paps ; which like young fruit in May Now little gan to fwell, and being tide Through her thin weed their places only fignifide. XXX. Her yellow lockes crifped like golden wyre About her... | |
 | Lodovico Ariosto - Roland (Legendary character) - 1807 - 314 pages
...due pome acerbe two unripe apples: Spenser has much the same image in his description of Belphtebe : Her dainty paps, which like young fruit in May, Now little 'gan to swell, and being ty'd Through their thin veil their places only signify'd. B. n. C. iii. Dryden, in... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...victorious play, Knit in a golden bauldrick, which forelay Athwart her snowy breast, and did divide Thro' the hush'd air the whit'ning show'r descends, At first thin swell, and being tied, Through her thin weed, theirplaces only signified. Hsr yellow locks crisped... | |
 | Literature - 1825 - 620 pages
...victorious play, Knit with a golden bauldrick, which forelay Athwart her snowy breast, and did divide Her dainty paps ; which, like young fruit in May, Now little gan to swell : and being tied, Through their thin weeds their places only signified." Dryden copies after... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 822 pages
...lie. To lie before. Knit with a golden baldric, which forlog Athwart her »nowy breast, and did divide Her dainty paps, which, like young fruit in May, Now little 'gan to swell ; and being tyed Through her thin weed, their place« only signified. Faerie Queene. FT. forme... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1825 - 622 pages
...victorious play, Knit with a golden bauldrick, which forelay , . Athwart her snowy breast, and did divide Her dainty paps ; which, like young fruit in May, Now little gan to swell; and being tied, Through their thin weeds their places only signified." Dryden copies after Spenser,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - English language - 1845 - 466 pages
...victorious play, Knit with a golden baldric, which forelay Athwart her snowy breast, and did divide Her dainty paps ; which, like young fruit in May, Now little, gan to swell, and, being tied, Through her thin weed their places only signified. Her yellow locks, crisped... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - Beauty, Personal - 1847 - 350 pages
...cervice refulsit." Knit with a golden bauldrick, which forelay Athwart her snowy breast, and did divide Her dainty paps ; which, like young fruit in May, Now little gan to swell ; and being tied, Through their thin weeds their places only signified." Dryden copies after... | |
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 pages
...victorious play, Knit with a golden baldrick, which forelay Athwart her snowy breast, and did divide Her dainty paps ; which like young fruit in May Now little 'gan to swell, and being tied, Through her thin weed their places only signified. Her yellow locks crisped... | |
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