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Good is no good, but if it be spend, God giveth good for none other end.

Edmund Spenser

Woe to the man that first did teach the cursed steel to bite in his own flesh, and make way to the living spirit!
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Flesh Live Man Spirit Teaching Yourself
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
Men, when their actions succeed not as they would, are always ready to impute the blame thereof to heaven, so as to excuse their own follies.
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Action Blame Heaven Man Success
And painful pleasure turns to pleasing pain.
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Happiness Pain Pleasure
To be wise and eke to love, Is granted scarce to gods above.
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God Grant Love Wisdom
All flesh doth frailty breed!
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Body Flesh Fragile
Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.
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Greatness Myself Reach Rule
The fish once caught, new bait will hardly bite.
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Advice Bite Hard Ocean
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
Who will not mercy unto others show, How can he mercy ever hope to have?
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Himself Hope Kindness Mercy
The Patron of true Holinesse, Foule Errour doth defeate: Hypocrisie him to entrappe, Doth to his home entreate.
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Himself Home Hypocrisy True
Ah! when will this long weary day have end, And lende me leave to come unto my love? – Epithalamion
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Leaving Love Myself
The man whom nature’s self had made to mock herself, and truth to imitate.
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Herself Imitation Man Nature Truth
Laws ought to be fashioned unto the manners and conditions of the people whom they are meant to benefit, and not imposed upon them according to the simple rule of right.
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Fashion Law Manner Right Rule Simplicity
For whatsoever from one place doth fall, Is with the tide unto an other brought: For there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought.
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Fall Lost Oneself Place

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