The Shepheard's Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve MonethesSpenser, Edmund
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The Shepheard's Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve Monethes
Spenser, Edmund
English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700
_Pages 68, 69, note 14._--"The meaning hereof is very ambiguous: for
Perigot by his posy claiming the conquest, and Willie not yielding,
Cuddie the arbiter of their cause, and patron of his own, seemeth to
challenge it, as his due, saying, that he is happy which can; so
abruptly ending; but he meaneth either him, that can win the best, or
moderate himself being best, and leave off with the best."--E. K.
_Page 77, note 15._--"Saxon king:" King Edgar, in whose reign wolves are
said to have disappeared in England.
_Page 84, note 16._--"Elisa:" Queen Elizabeth; the "Worthy" is the Earl
of Leicester.
_Page 87, note 17._--This emblem is portion of a Latin verse, expressing
the thought of the pastoral, that poetry is a fervid glow of inspiration
which animates and kindles.
_Page 91, note 18._--"Fishes:" the sun enters the constellation Pisces
in November.
_Page 92, note 19._--"Dido" and "great shepheard" both refer to real
persons unknown.
_Page 94, note 20._--"Wrought with a chief:" wrought into a head, like a
nosegay.
_Page 101, note 21._--Translated freely from the French of Marot.
_Page 107, note 22._--"The pilgrim:" perhaps the author of the "Visions
of Pierce Ploughman."
GLOSSARY.
Accloyeth, _encumbereth_.
Accoyed, _daunted_.
Adawed, _daunted_.
Adays, _every day_.
Albe, _although_.
Alegge, _assuage_.
Algate, _at all events_.
All, _although_.
All be it, _although it be_.
All-to, _entirely_.
All-to rathe, _too early_.
Als, _also_.
Arede, _declare_, _repeat_, _explain_.
Assayed, _affected_.
Assert, _befall_.
Assot, _stupid_.
As weren overwent, _as if we were overcome_.
At erst, _at last_.
Attone, _also_.
Attones, _at same time_.
Availe, _bring down_, _lower_.
Availes, _is lowered_.
Babes, _dolls_.
Bale, _ruin_.
Balk, _miss_.
Bate, bated, _fed_.
Bedight, _affected_.
Behight, behote, _called_.
Belive, _promptly_.
Bellibone (_belle et bonne_), _good and beautiful one_.
Bend, _band_.
Bene, _are_.
Benempt, _named_, _mentioned_.
Bent, _obedient_.
Besprint, besprent, _besprinkled_.
Betight, _betide_, _happened_.
Bett, _better_.
Bidding base, _game of prison base_.
Biggen, _cap_.
Bin, _be_.
Black bower, _i.e._, _hell_.
Bloncket liveries, _gray coats_.
Blont, _unpolished_.
Borrell, _rustic_.
Borrow, _pledge_, _surety_, _Saviour_.
Brace, _compass_.
Brag, bragly, _proudly_.
Breme, _sharp_.
Brent, _burnt_.
Brere, _brier_.
Brocage, _pimping_.
Bugle, _beads_.
But, _unless_.
Buxom, _yielding_.
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