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He dedicated "The Faerie Queene" to Queen Elizabeth; she rewarded him with a pension |
(Edmund) Spenser
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$1,200 |
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BRITISH POETS |
2013-11-13 |
#6708 |
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"A hundred naked maidens" / Danced in his "Faerie Queene" / Give this Elizabethan credit / He sure could set a scene |
(Edmund) Spenser
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$1,600 |
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POEMS ON POETS |
2011-10-24 |
#6231 |
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In 1580 he became sec'y to the Lord Deputy of Ireland' maybe the boat that took him there was the Ferry Queen |
(Edmund) Spenser
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$1,200 |
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POETS |
2008-06-04 |
#5478 |
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This "Faerie Queene" poet is also famous for his 1595 work "Amoretti", a series of 89 love sonnets |
Edmund Spenser
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$1,200 |
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BRITISH POETS & POETRY |
2002-11-05 |
#4182 |
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Secretary to the Lord Deputy of Ireland, he idealized his boss as a knight in "The Faerie Queene" |
Edmund Spenser
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$400 |
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POETRY POTPOURRI |
1999-03-11 |
#3349 |
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In 1589 Sir Walter Raleigh took this poet to London to publish the first 3 books of "The Faerie Queene" |
(Edmund) Spenser
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$1,000 |
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POETS |
1996-03-11 |
#2661 |
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Queen Elizabeth I gave him a pension for life after he dedicated "The Faerie Queen" to her |
Edmund Spenser
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$800 |
DJ |
POETS |
1990-02-20 |
#1267 |
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16th century poet who perfected in "The Faerie Queene" the stanza named for him |
Edmund Spenser
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$800 |
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POETIC TERMS |
1987-11-10 |
#732 |