=> CONTENTS
Title page
Dedication
A letter to Sir Walter Raleigh
Commendatory Verses
A Vision vpon this conceipt of the Faery Queene
Another of the same (W. R.)
To the learned Shepheard (Hobinoll)
Fayre Thamis streame, that from Ludds stately towne (R. S.)
Graue Muses march in triumph and with prayses (H. B.)
When stout Achilles heard of Helens rape (W. L.)
To looke vpon a work of rare deuise (Ignoto)
Dedicatory Sonnets
Sir Christopher Hatton
William Cecil, Lord Burleigh
Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford
Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
Thomas Butler, Earl of Ormond and Ossory
Charles, Lord Howard of Effingham
Henry Carey, Lord Hunsdon
Arthur, Lord Grey de Wilton
Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset and Baron Buckhurst
Sir Francis Walsingham
Sir John Norris
Sir Walter Raleigh
Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke
Lady Elizabeth Spencer Carey
Ladies in the Court
Book I THE LEGEND OF THE KNIGHT OF THE RED CROSSE, OR OF HOLINESSE Proem [4] Canto i The Patron of true Holinesse, Foule Errour doth defeate: Hypocrisie him to entrape, Doth to his home entreate. [55] Canto ii The guilefull great Enchaunter parts The Redcrosse Knight from Truth: Into whose stead faire falshood steps, And workes him wofull ruth. [45] Canto iii Forsaken Truth long seekes her loue, And makes the Lyon mylde, Marres blind Deuotions mart, and fals In hand of leachour vylde. [44] Canto iv To sinfull house of Pride, Duessa guides the faithfull knight, Where brothers death to wreak Sansioy doth chalenge him to fight. [51] Canto v The faithfull knight in equall field subdewes his faithlesse foe, Whom false Duessa saues, and for his cure to hell does goe. [53] Canto vi From lawlesse lust by wondrous grace fayre Vna is releast: Whom saluage nation does adore, and learnes her wise beheast. [48] Canto vii The Redcrosse knight is captiue made By Gyaunt proud opprest, Prince Arthur meets with Vna great- ly with those newes distrest. [52] Canto viii Faire virgin to redeeme her deare brings Arthur to the fight: Who slayes the Gyant, wounds the beast, and strips Duessa quight. [50] Canto ix His loues and lignage Arthur tells: The knights knit friendly bands: Sir Treuisan flies from Despayre, Whom Redcrosse knight withstands. [54] Canto x Her faithfull knight faire Vna brings to house of Holinesse, Where he is taught repentance, and the way to heauenly blesse. [68] Canto xi The knight with that old Dragon fights two dayes incessantly: The third him ouerthrowes, and gayns most glorious victory. [55] Canto xii Faire Vna to the Redcrosse knight betrouthed is with ioy: Though false Duessa it to barre her false sleights doe imploy. [42]
Book II THE LEGEND OF SIR GVYON, OR OF TEMPERAVNCE Proem [5] Canto i Guyon by Archimage abusd, The Redcrosse knight awaytes, Findes Mordant and Amauia slaine With pleasures poisoned baytes. [61] Canto ii Babes bloudie hands may not be clensd, the face of golden Meane. Her sisters two Extremities: striue her to banish cleane. [46] Canto iii Vaine Braggadocchio getting Guyons horse is made the scorne Of knighthood trew, and is of fayre Belphoebe fowle forlorne. [46] Canto iv Guyon does Furor bind in chaines, and stops Occasion: Deliuers Phedon, and therefore by strife is rayld vpon. [46] Canto v Pyrochles does with Guyon fight, And Furors chayne vnbinds Of whom sore hurt, for his reuenge Atin Cymochles finds. [38] Canto vi Guyon is of immodest Merth, led into loose desire, Fights with Cymochles, whiles his bro- ther burnes in furious fire. [51] Canto vii Guyon findes Mamon in a delue, Sunning his threasure hore: Is by him tempted, and led downe, To see his secret store. [66] Canto viii Sir Guyon laid in swowne is by Acrates sonnes despoyld, Whom Arthur soone hath reskewed And Paynim brethren foyld. [56] Canto ix The house of Temperance, in which doth sober Alma dwell, Besiegd of many foes, whom straunger knightes to flight compell. [60] Canto x A chronicle of Briton kings, from Brute to Vthers rayne. And rolles of Elfin Emperours, till time of Gloriane. [77] Canto xi The enimies of Temperaunce besiege her dwelling place: Prince Arthur them repelles, and fowle Maleger doth deface. [49] Canto xii Guyon by Palmers gouernance, passing through perils great, Doth ouerthrow the Bowre of blisse, and Acrasie defeat. [87]
Book III THE LEGEND OF BRITOMARTIS, OR OF CHASTITIE Proem [5] Canto i Guyon encountreth Britomart, faire Florimell is chaced: Duessaes traines and Malecastaes champions are defaced. [67] Canto ii The Redcrosse knight to Britomart describeth Artegall: The wondrous myrrhour, by which she in loue with him did fall. [52] Canto iii Merlin bewrayes to Britomart, the state of Artegall. And shewes the famous Progeny which from them springen shall. [62] Canto iv Bold Marinell of Britomart, Is throwne on the Rich strond: Faire Florimell of Arthur is Long followed, but not fond. [61] Canto v Prince Arthur heares of Florimell: three fosters Timias wound, Belphebe finds him almost dead, and reareth out of sownd. [55] Canto vi The birth of faire Belphoebe and Of Amoret is told. The Gardins of Adonis fraught With pleasures manifold. [54] Canto vii The witches sonne loues Florimell: she flyes, he faines to die. Satyrane saues the Squire of Dames from Gyants tyrannie. [61] Canto viii The Witch creates a snowy Lady, like to Florimell, Who wrongd by Carle by Proteus sau'd, is sought by Paridell. [52] Canto ix Malbecco will no straunge knights host, For peeuish gealosie: Paridell giusts with Britomart: Both shew their auncestrie. [53] Canto x Paridell rapeth Hellenore: Malbecco her pursewes: Findes emongst Satyres, whence with him To turne she doth refuse. [60] Canto xi Britomart chaceth Ollyphant, findes Scudamour distrest: Assayes the house of Busyrane, where Loues spoyles are exprest. [55] Canto xii The maske of Cupid, and th'enchaunted Chamber are displayd, Whence Britomart redeemes faire Amoret, through charmes decayd. [45]
Canto xii, Stanzas 43-7 (from the 1590 edition)
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(Numbers in square brackets show the number of stanzas in each canto)
=> INTRODUCTORY MATTER:
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2 THE FAERIE
3 QVEENE.
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5 Disposed into twelue bookes,
6 Fashioning
7 XII. Morall vertues.
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11 LONDON
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13 Printed for William Ponsonbie.
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2 THE FAERY
FAERY > (An archaic variant of "fairy", used by Spenser to denote the
imaginary land, analogous to Britain, where his poem is set)