Edmund Spenser

English poet (c. 1552 – 1599)

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Edmund Spenser was an English poet who lived from around 1552 to 1599 and is remembered as one of the most important literary figures of his era. His works helped shape English poetry during the Renaissance and continue to be studied for their influence on the development of English literature.

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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 recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of Modern English verse in its infancy, and one of the greatest poets in the English language. Edmund Spenser was born in London around 1552. As a young boy, he was educated in London at the Merchant Taylors' School and matriculated as a sizar at Pembroke College, Cam

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“I trow that countenance cannot lie, Whose thoughts are legible in the eie.”
“Death slue not him, but he made death his ladder to the skies.”
“I hate the day, because it lendeth light To see all things, but not my love to see.”
“So love is Lord of all the world by right.”
“I was promised on a time To have reason for my rhyme; From that time unto this season, I received nor rhyme nor reason.”
“Uncouthe, unkiste, sayde the olde famous poete Chaucer.”

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Edmund Spenser (c. 1552 – 13 January 1599 O.S.) 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 recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of nascent Modern English verse, and he is considered one of the great poets in the English language.

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