But of his cheere did seeme too solemne sad

Quote byEdmund Spenser · 1552–1599

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Book I, Canto 1, stanza 2.

English (original)

But of his cheere did seeme too solemne sad; Yet nothing did he dread, but ever was ydrad.

— Edmund Spenser

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