The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser

LXXXIII.

An heap of earth he hoorded up on hie;
Enclosing it with banks on everie side,
And thereupon did raise full busily
A little mount, of greene turffs edifide;
And on the top of all, that passers by
Might it behold, the tomb he did provide
Of smoothest marble-stone, in order set,
That never might his lucky scape forget.

LXXXIV.

And round about he taught sweete flowres to growe;
The rose, engrained in pure scarlet die;
The lilly fresh; and violet belowe;

The marigolde and cherefull rosemarie;

The Spartan mirtle, whence sweet gumb does flowe;
The purple hyacinthe; and fresh costmarie;

And saffron, sought for in Cilician soyle;
And laurell, th' ornament of Phœbus toyle.

LXXXV.

Fresh Rhododaphne; and the Sabine flowre,
Matching the wealth of th' auncient frankincence;
And pallid Yvie, building his owne bowre;
And box, yet mindfull of his old offence;
Red amaranthus, lucklesse paramour;
Oxeye, still greene; and bitter patience;
Ne wants there pale Narciss, that, in a well
Seeing his beautie, in love with it fell.

LXXXVI.

And whatsoever other flowre of worth,

And whatso other hearb of lovely hew,

The ioyous Spring out of the ground brings forth, To clothe her selfe in colours fresh and new; He planted there, and reard a mount of earth, In whose high front was writ as doth ensue :

To thee, small Gnat, in lieu of his life saved,
The shepheard hath thy deaths record engraved.

END OF THE SIXTH VOLUME.

Printed by C. Mercier and Co. 6, Northumberland-court, Strand.

THE FAERIE QUEENE.

BOOK VI, Continued.

The Legend of Sir Calidore, or of Courtesie.