What is "louely"

Usage examples of "louely".

Which drery sight the gentle Squire espying,Doth hast to crosse him by the nearest way,Led with that wofull Ladies piteous crying,And him assailes with all the might he may:Yet will not he the louely spoile downe lay,But with his craggy club in his right hand,Defends him selfe, and saues his gotten pray.

It so befell one euening, that they cameVnto a Castell, lodged there to bee,Where many a knight, and many a louely DameWas then assembled, deeds of armes to see:Amongst all which was none more faire then shee,That many of them mou'd to eye her sore.

Whylest thus she in these hellish dens remayned,Wrapped in wretched cares and hearts vnrest,It so befell (as Fortune had ordayned)That he, which was their Capitaine profest,And had the chiefe commaund of all the rest,One day as he did all his prisoners vew,With lustfull eyes, beheld that louely guest,Faire Pastorella, whose sad mournefull hewLike the faire Morning clad in misty fog did shew.

She answerd nought, but more abasht for shame,Held downe her head, the whiles her louely faceThe flashing bloud with blushing did inflame,And the strong passion mard her modest grace,That Guyon meruayld at her vncouth cace:Till Alma him bespake, Why wonder yeeFaire Sir at that, which ye so much embrace?

By vew of her he ginneth to reuiueHis ancient loue, and dearest Cyparisse,And calles to mind his pourtraiture aliue,How faire he was, and yet not faire to this,And how he slew with glauncing dart amisseA gentle Hynd, the which the louely boyDid loue as life, aboue all worldly blisse.

There leaue we them in pleasure and repast,Spending their ioyous dayes and gladfull nights,And taking vsurie of time forepast,With all deare delices and rare delights,Fit for such Ladies and such louely knights:And turne we here to this faire furrowes endOur wearie yokes, to gather fresher sprights,That when as time to Artegall shall tend,We on his first aduenture may him forward send.

His louely words her seemd due recompenceOf all her passed paines: one louing howreFor many yeares of sorrow can dispence:A dram of sweet is worth a pound of sowre:She has forgot, how many a wofull stowreFor him she late endur'd.

Who hauing lately left that louely payre,Enlincked fast in wedlockes loyall bond,Bold Marinell with Florimell the fayre,With whom great feast and goodly glee he fond,Departed from the Castle of the strond,To follow his aduentures first intent,Which long agoe he taken had in hond:Ne wight with him for his assistance went,But that great yron groome, his gard and gouernment.

And in the midst thereof vpon the floure,A louely beuy of faire Ladies sate,Courted of many a iolly Paramoure,The which them did in modest wise amate,And each one sought his Lady to aggrate:And eke emongst them litle Cupid playdHis wanton sports, being returned lateFrom his fierce warres, and hauing from him laydHis cruell bow, wherewith he thousands hath dismayd.

Thus as they gan of sundry things deuise,Loe two most goodly virgins came in place,Ylinked arme in arme in louely wise,With countenance demure, and modest grace,They numberd euen steps and equall pace:Of which the eldest, that Fidelia hight,Like sunny beames threw from her Christall face,That could haue dazd the rash beholders sight,And round about her head did shine like heauens light.

She was a Ladie of great dignitie,And lifted vp to honorable place,Famous through all the land of Faerie,Though of meane parentage and kindred base,Yet deckt with wondrous giftes of natures grace,That all men did her person much admire,And praise the feature of her goodly face,The beames whereof did kindle louely fireIn th'harts of many a knight, and many a gentle squire.

But, when he looked on her louely face,In which, faire beames of beauty did appeare,That could the greatest wrath soone turne to grace(Such sway doth beauty euen in Heauen beare)He staide his hand: and hauing chang'd his cheare,He thus againe in milder wise began.