Spenser

[ spen-ser ]

/ ˈspɛn sər /

noun

Edmund,c1552–99, English poet.

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Examples from the Web for spenser

Brilliant as an exponent of the virtues in Spenser, Dante, Chaucer, Lewis could not write his own poetry.
The Odd Story of C.S. Lewis, an Extremely Odd Man|A.N. Wilson|March 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Iconic characters like Marlowe, Spenser, and James Bond make up the patchwork of our modern day folklore.
Leave John Banville Alone! Why Chandler’s Marlowe Should Live On|Ace Atkins|September 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We know well enough that the ordinary reader does not take Chaucer or Spenser from the shelf from year's end to year's end.
Talks on the study of literature.|Arlo Bates
Pope, like all poets, had loved Spenser in his boyhood and was well read in English poetry.
English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century|Leslie Stephen

At the Dublin meeting described by Bryskett, some time later than 1584, Spenser had already "well entered into" his work.
Spenser|R. W. Church
Spenser was at work on his Faerie Queene, alongside his preoccupation with state business, for nearly twenty years.
Vanishing Roads and Other Essays|Richard Le Gallienne
An imitation of Spenser is nothing to a reader, however acute, by whom Spenser has never been perused.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes|Samuel Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for spenser

Spenser

/ (ˈspɛnsə) /

noun

Edmund. ?1552–99, English poet celebrated for The Faerie Queene (1590; 1596), an allegorical romance. His other verse includes the collection of eclogues The Shephearde's Calendar (1579) and the marriage poem Epithalamion (1594)

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