Quote#World
A monster, which the Blatant beast men call
Quote byEdmund Spenser · 1552–1599
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Book V, Canto 12, stanza 37.
English (original)
A monster, which the Blatant beast men call, A dreadfull feend of gods and men ydrad.
— Edmund Spenser
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