Amoret

The end of Book III was changed, continuing rather than ending the story of Scudamour and Amoret.

The Faerie Queene — Volume 01 Edmund Spenser

Mr. Warton says this votive address was suggested by that of Amoret in the _Faithful Shepherdess_; but observes that "the form and subject, rather than the imagery, is copied."

Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850 Various

No thoughtful woman can see a girl, thus alone, carried away by her impulsive feeling, devoting herself to the worship of some prominent man who dares to encourage or permit such tribute, without longing to step between and defend her, as Spenser's Britomart did the innocent Amoret from what she knows is the unseen, unfelt, and yet real danger.

The Education of American Girls Anna Callender Brackett

Amoret, evidently the only perfectly faithful lady present.

The Book of the Epic 1894

Meantime Sir Scudamore, encountering Sir Artegall and hearing he had been defeated by the knight who had carried off Amoret, invited him to accompany him and seek revenge.

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Amoret, Britomart suggested that they ride after their companions, a proposal which Amoret gladly accepted.

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Then all four proceeded to a neighboring castle, where Sir Artegall was solemnly betrothed to Britomart, and where they agreed their marriage would take place as soon as Amoret was found.

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After a partial recovery, Timias rode off with his master, to whom he confided how he had abandoned Amoret in the forest, and from whom he inquired whether any further news had been heard about her.

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Britomart, now riding alone through the forest, for, while she was asleep one day, Amoret had strayed away and gotten lost.

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Without waiting to ascertain why he was doing so, the angry nymph fled, but, had she lingered, she would have discovered that Timias was kissing her own counterpart, for he had rescued her twin sister Amoret, who, after wandering away from the sleeping Britomart, had been seized by the monster from whose cave she had just managed to escape.

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