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The second day ther came in a palmer bearing an infant with bloody hands, whose parents he complained to have bene slayn by an enchaunteresse called Acrasia: and therfore craved of the Faery
Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations Edmund Spenser 1730
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When I slaved in the garden, Acrasia played slave-owner in the sun,
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Acrasia was a long-haired tortoiseshell and white,
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Then suddenly nineteen years had gone and Acrasia passed away,
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June – thank you for your poem about the Beautiful Enchantress Acrasia.
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Acrasia died four years ago, of old age, she was nineteen and you have echoed my feelings perfectly.
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Acrasia appears in Faerie Queene, II. xii, intemperance.
Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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Acrasia appears in Faerie Queene, II. xii, intemperance.
Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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Acrasia appears in Faerie Queene, II. xii, intemperance.
Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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Acrasia appears in Faerie Queene, II. xii, intemperance.
Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
100000038465146 commented on the word Acrasia
Lack of self control. I found this word by reading a newspaper article about a girl who had mental disorders, it was the first time I had seen this word.
October 1, 2010