{"id":144447,"date":"2026-04-06T17:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=144447"},"modified":"2026-04-06T18:05:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T22:05:24","slug":"easter-by-edmund-spenser-1552-1599-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=144447","title":{"rendered":"Easter by Edmund Spenser (1552-1599)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From there<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MOST glorious Lord of Lyfe! that, on this day,
Didst make Thy triumph over death and sin;
And, having harrowd hell, didst bring away
Captivity thence captive, us to win:
This joyous day, deare Lord, with joy begin;
And grant that we, for whom thou diddest dye,
Being with Thy deare blood clene washt from sin,
May live for ever in felicity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that Thy love we weighing worthily,
May likewise love Thee for the same againe;
And for Thy sake, that all lyke deare didst buy,
With love may one another entertayne!
So let us love, deare Love, lyke as we ought.<\/p>

The Holy Women at the Empty Tomb greeted by an Angel:

"Quid quaeritis viventem cum mortuis?"

BL Lansdowne 383; the 'Shaftesbury Psalter'; England; 12th century; f.13r @BLMedieval<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Zx4j0KnDDx<\/a><\/p>— Ennius (@red_loeb) April 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>