Excerpt from Selections From the English Poets: The Spenser Anthology; 1548-1591 IT hath been, through all Ages, ever seen, That with the praise of Arms and Chivalry, The prize of Beauty still hath joined been; And that for Reason's Special privity. For either doth, on other much rely. For He, meseems, most fit the Fair to serve, That can her best defend from villany; And She most fit, his service doth deserve, That fairest is; and from her faith will never swerve! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.