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Every hour, I post a line of Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene" (1596). Posting at this rate, the bot will finish all 6 books (plus the Mutabilitie Cantos) in just over 4 years (April '29). My father is https://bsky.app/profile/johnmkuhn.bsky.social

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Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 37m

In which were not rich tyres, nor garments gay,

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 1h

The third had of their wardrobe custodie,

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 2h

And had he lesse, yet some he would giue to the pore.

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 3h

He had enough, what need him care for more?

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 4h

Which as a stocke he left vnto his seede;

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 5h

The grace of God he layd vp still in store,

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 6h

Ne car'd to hoord for those, whom he did breede:

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 7h

He feard not once him selfe to be in need,

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 8h

And thristy giue to drinke, a worke of grace:

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 9h

His office was, the hungry for to feed,

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 10h

The second was as Almner of the place,

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 11h

Those for Gods sake his dewty was to entertaine.

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 12h

But such, as want of harbour did constraine:

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 13h

And double quite, for that he on them spent,

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 14h

Not vnto such, as could him feast againe,

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 15h

And lodging, vnto all that came, and went:

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 16h

His office was to giue entertainement

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 17h

As Guardian and Steward of the rest:

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 18h

Of all the house had charge and gouernement,

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 19h

The first of them that eldest was, and best,

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 20h

To call in-commers by, that needy were and pore.

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 21h

And one sate wayting euer them before,

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 22h

That by the wearie way were traueiling,

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 23h

Their gates to all were open euermore,

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 1d

Did spend their dayes in doing godly thing: