Spenser Dispenser
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Every hour, I post a line of Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene" (1596). Posting at this rate, the bot will finish all 6 books (plus the Mutabilitie Cantos) in just over 4 years (April '29). My father is https://bsky.app/profile/johnmkuhn.bsky.social
Was hemd with golden fringe
January 27, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Was hemd with golden fringe
Like twinckling starres, and all the skirt about
January 27, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Like twinckling starres, and all the skirt about
With golden aygulets, that glistred bright,
January 27, 2026 at 9:32 PM
With golden aygulets, that glistred bright,
Which all aboue besprinckled was throughout,
January 27, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Which all aboue besprinckled was throughout,
Purfled vpon with many a folded plight,
January 27, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Purfled vpon with many a folded plight,
All in a silken Camus lylly whight,
January 27, 2026 at 6:32 PM
All in a silken Camus lylly whight,
And was yclad, for heat of scorching aire,
January 27, 2026 at 5:32 PM
And was yclad, for heat of scorching aire,
She seemd, when she presented was to sight,
January 27, 2026 at 4:32 PM
She seemd, when she presented was to sight,
So faire, and thousand thousand times more faire
January 27, 2026 at 3:32 PM
So faire, and thousand thousand times more faire
For feare through want of skill her beautie to disgrace?
January 27, 2026 at 2:32 PM
For feare through want of skill her beautie to disgrace?
How shall fraile pen descriue her heauenly face,
January 27, 2026 at 1:32 PM
How shall fraile pen descriue her heauenly face,
And soueraine moniment of mortall vowes,
January 27, 2026 at 12:32 PM
And soueraine moniment of mortall vowes,
So glorious mirrhour of celestiall grace,
January 27, 2026 at 11:32 AM
So glorious mirrhour of celestiall grace,
And euery one with meekenesse to her bowes.
January 27, 2026 at 10:32 AM
And euery one with meekenesse to her bowes.
And euery one her with a grace endowes:
January 27, 2026 at 9:32 AM
And euery one her with a grace endowes:
Working belgards, and amorous retrate,
January 27, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Working belgards, and amorous retrate,
Vnder the shadow of her euen browes,
January 27, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Vnder the shadow of her euen browes,
Vpon her eyelids many Graces sate,
January 27, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Vpon her eyelids many Graces sate,
A siluer sound, that heauenly musicke seemd to make.
January 27, 2026 at 5:32 AM
A siluer sound, that heauenly musicke seemd to make.
And twixt the perles and rubins softly brake
January 27, 2026 at 4:32 AM
And twixt the perles and rubins softly brake
Sweet words, like dropping honny she did shed,
January 27, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Sweet words, like dropping honny she did shed,
For there their dwelling was. And when she spake,
January 27, 2026 at 2:32 AM
For there their dwelling was. And when she spake,
All good and honour might therein be red:
January 27, 2026 at 1:32 AM
All good and honour might therein be red:
And write the battels of his great godhed:
January 27, 2026 at 12:32 AM
And write the battels of his great godhed:
For Loue his loftie triumphes to engraue,
January 26, 2026 at 11:32 PM
For Loue his loftie triumphes to engraue,