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For since mine eyes your joyous sight did miss, my cheerful day is turned to cheerless night.

Edmund Spenser

For next to Death is Sleepe to be compared; Therefore his house is unto his annext: Here Sleepe, ther Richesse, and hel-gate them both betwext.
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Compare Death Help Home Sleep
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 there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought.
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Advice Lost Philosophy
Her angel’s face, As the great eye of heaven shined bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place.
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Angel Eyes Face Greatness Place Sunshine
The noblest mind the best contentment has.
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Best Contentment Mindset Noble One Liner
Unhappie Verse, the witnesse of my unhappie state, Make thy selfe fluttring wings of thy fast flying Thought.
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Fly Happiness Thinking Wings
I was promised on a time To have reason for my rhyme; From that time unto this season, I received nor rhyme nor reason.
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Myself Promise Reason Season Time
Be bold, and everywhere be bold.
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Bold Character Inspirational Personality
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
All love is sweet Given or returned And its familiar voice wearies not ever.
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Love Sweet Voice
Fondnesse it were for any being free, To covet fetters, though they golden bee.
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Freedom Gold
Waking love suffereth no sleepe: Say, that raging love dothe appall the weake stomacke: Say, that lamenting love marreth the musicall.
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Love Marriage Rage Sleep Suffering Wake Weakness
Sluggish idleness–the nurse of sin.
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Freedom Sin Wasted Time
How many perils doe enfold The righteous man to make him daily fall.
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Adversity Fall Flower Right
Who will not mercy unto others show, How can he mercy ever hope to have?
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Himself Hope Kindness Mercy
The fish once caught, new bait will hardly bite.
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Advice Bite Hard Ocean

For since mine eyes your joyous sight did miss, my cheerful day is turned to cheerless night.

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