But O the exceeding grace Of highest God, that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth embrace, That blessed angels, he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe.
EDMUND SPENSERThose that were up themselves, kept others low; Those that were low themselves, held others hard; He suffered them to ryse or greater grow; But every one did strive his fellow down to throw.
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All that in this delightful garden grows should happy be and have immortal bliss.
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What more felicity can fall to creature, than to enjoy delight with liberty?
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Full little knowest thou that hast not tried, What hell it is in suing long to bide: To loose good dayes, that might be better spent; To waste long nights in pensive discontent; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow; To feed on hope, to pine with feare and sorrow.
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All love is sweet Given or returned And its familiar voice wearies not ever.
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Together linkt with adamantine chains.
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Man’s wretched state, That floures so fresh at morne, and fades at evening late.
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All sorts of flowers the which on earth do spring In goodly colours gloriously arrayed; Go to my love, where she is careless laid.
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Fresh spring the herald of love’s mighty king.
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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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So let us love, dear Love, like as we ought; Love is the lesson which the Lord us taught.
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Those that were up themselves, kept others low; Those that were low themselves, held others hard; He suffered them to ryse or greater grow; But every one did strive his fellow down to throw.
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Who will not mercy unto others show, How can he mercy ever hope to have?
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In one consort there sat cruel revenge and rancorous despite, disloyal treason and heart-burning hate.
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For since mine eyes your joyous sight did miss, my cheerful day is turned to cheerless night.
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Death is an equall doome To good and bad, the common In of rest.
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