Edmund Spenser (c. 1552 – 13 January 1599) was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognised as one of the premier craftsmen of Modern English verse in its infancy, and is considered one of the greatest poets in the English language.
Read more about Edmund Spenser: Life, Poetry, The Faerie Queene, A View of The Present State of Ireland, Shorter Poems, The Spenserian Stanza and Sonnet, Influences and Influenced, List of Works
Famous quotes by edmund spenser:
“But angels come to lead frail minds to rest
In chaste desires, on heavenly beauty bound.
You frame my thoughts, and fashion me within;
You stop my tongue, and teach my heart to speak;”
—Edmund Spenser (1552?–1599)
“Fondnesse it were for any being free,
To covet fetters, though they golden bee.”
—Edmund Spenser (1552?–1599)
“Eftsoones they heard a most melodious sound,
Of all that mote delight a daintie eare,”
—Edmund Spenser (1552?–1599)
“Men call you fair, and you do credit it,
For that yourself ye daily such do see:
But the true fair, that is the gentle wit
And virtuous mind, is much more praised of me:”
—Edmund Spenser (1552?–1599)