Download or read book The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Vol. 1 of 8 written by Edmund Spenser and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Vol. 1 of 8: From the Text of Mr. Upton, &C., With the Life of the Author As poetry is Frequently the offspring of love ant retirement, it is probable his genius began first rodis tinguish itself about this time: for the Shepherd' Calendar, which is so full of his unpnosperous passior for Rosalind, was the first of his Works of any note This he addressed, by a short dedication in verse, tc 'sirphilips idney, concealing himself under the humblr title of Immerita. Sir Philip was then in the highes reputation for his wit, gallantry, and polite aecom plishments; and indeed seems to have been the mos universally admired and beloved of any one gentle man of the age in which he lived. As he was himsel a very good writer, and especially excelled in the fa hulous or inventive part of poetry, it is no wonder l'n Soon became sensible of our Author's merit: he wa one of the first who discovered it, and recommendeAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.