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In one consort there sat cruel revenge and rancorous despite, disloyal treason and heart-burning hate.

Edmund Spenser

Who would ever care to do brave deed, Or strive in virtue others to excel, If none should yield him his deserved meed Due praise, that is the spur of doing well? For if good were not praised more than ill, None would choose goodness of his own free will.
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Action Brave Care Deserve Excellence Freedom Goodness Praise Virtue Willing
Fly from wrath; sad be the sights and bitter fruits of war; a thousand furies wait on wrathful swords.
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Angry Fly Fruit Wait War Word
The man whom nature’s self had made to mock herself, and truth to imitate.
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Herself Imitation Man Nature Truth
This iron world bungs down the stoutest hearts to lowest state; for misery doth bravest minds abate.
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Heart Mindset Misery World
For easy things, that may be got at will, Most sorts of men do set but little store.
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Easy Man Willing
Hard it is to teach the old horse to amble anew.
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Hard Horse Old Teaching
Thankfulness is the tune of angels.
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Angel Gratitude Music One Liner Thankful
For deeds to die, however nobly done, And thoughts of men to as themselves decay, But wise words taught in numbers for to run, Recorded by the Muses, live for ay.
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Action Death Live Man Thinking Wisdom Word
For evil deeds may better than bad words be borne.
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Action Bad Evil Home Word
Joy may you have and gentle hearts content Of your loves couplement: And let faire Venus, that is Queene of love, With her heart-quelling Sonne upon you smile
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Content Heart Love Queen Smile Yourself
What more felicity can fall to creature, than to enjoy delight with liberty?
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Creature Enjoyment Fall Liberty
Death is an equall doome To good and bad, the common In of rest.
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Bad Death Equality Goodness Rest
Fondnesse it were for any being free, To covet fetters, though they golden bee.
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Freedom Gold
Bright as does the morning star appear, Out of the east with flaming locks bedight, To tell the dawning day is drawing near.
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Appearance Bed Bright Flame Light Morning Stars
From good to bad, and from bad to worse, From worse unto that is worst of all, And then return to his former fall.
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Bad Fall Goodness Himself Return Worst
So passeth, in the passing of a day, Of mortal life the leaf, the bud, the flower.
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Day Flower Life Mortal Pass

In one consort there sat cruel revenge and rancorous despite, disloyal treason and heart-burning hate.

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