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From the Amoretti - Edmund Spenser

       Edmund Spenser:- Edmund Spenser was born in 1552 and died in 1599. He was an English poet who grew up in London. He is probably best known for his work The Faerie Queen. He was a poet who published his first volume of poems in 1579. He wrote the Amoretti sonnets to woo his future wife, Elizabeth, and there is some question as to exactly how many Amoretti sonnets he wrote. It is safe to say, however, that he wrote between 89 and 100. The Story Behind the Sonnets:- The word 'Amoretti' means 'little love poems.' The Amoretti sonnets were written to Elizabeth Boyle, Spenser's second wife, during their dating. Because the sonnets were all written to one woman, this was unusual. Analysis:- One day I wrote her name is a sonnet by Edmund Spenser. The poet starts with a romantic scene. He and her beloved are at the strand. The speaker writes her name upon the strand but the wave comes and washes that away. But the poet again writes now with second hand