Spenser

American

[spen-ser] / ˈspɛn sər /

noun

Edmund, c1552–99, English poet.

Spenser British

/ ˈspɛnsə /

noun

Edmund. ?1552–99, English poet celebrated for The Faerie Queene (1590; 1596), an allegorical romance. His other verse includes the collection of eclogues The Shephearde's Calendar (1579) and the marriage poem Epithalamion (1594)

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"Group life insurance is crucial for people with pre-existing conditions who are denied independent coverage," said certified financial planner Spenser Liszt of Motif Planning in Dallas.

From Reuters • Nov. 8, 2023

The New Yorker declared that Mr. Greenberg was to wedding cakes “what Henry Purcell was to wedding music or Edmund Spenser to the epithalamium” — that is, a wedding song or poem.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023

The subsequent centuries were lousy with Valentine-related poetry and literary references—including the well-known "roses are red" line, which scholars trace to an epic poem by Edmund Spenser.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2023

RHP Spenser Watkins was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk and will be used initially in long relief.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2022

And I saw deluxe editions of Spenser and Dryden ranged on a bookshelf behind him.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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