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Through knowledge we behold the world’s creation, How in his cradle first he fostered was; And judge of Nature’s cunning operation, How things she formed of a formless mass.

Edmund Spenser

Greatest god below the sky.
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God Greatness Sky
Man’s wretched state, That floures so fresh at morne, and fades at evening late.
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Evening Fade Fresh Man Morning Taste
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
Who will not mercy unto others show, How can he mercy ever hope to have?
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Himself Hope Kindness Mercy
And painful pleasure turns to pleasing pain.
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Happiness Pain Pleasure
Fondnesse it were for any being free, To covet fetters, though they golden bee.
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Freedom Gold
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
The fish once caught, new bait will hardly bite.
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Advice Bite Hard Ocean
Together linkt with adamantine chains.
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Chain Togetherness
The noblest mind the best contentment has.
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Best Contentment Mindset Noble One Liner
For since mine eyes your joyous sight did miss, my cheerful day is turned to cheerless night.
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Eyes Joy Missing Night
Make haste therefore, sweet love, whilst it is prime, For none can call again the passed time.
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Love Sweet Time
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
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
Such is the power of love in gentle mind, That it can alter all the course of kind.
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Inspirational Love Power
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

Through knowledge we behold the world’s creation, How in his cradle first he fostered was; And judge of Nature’s cunning operation, How things she formed of a formless mass.

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