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The gentle minde by gentle deeds is knowne.

Edmund Spenser

And he that strives to touch the stars Oft stumbles at a straw.
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Fall Stars Strike Touch
Together linkt with adamantine chains.
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Chain Togetherness
Fretting grief the enemy of life.
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Enemy Grief Life One Liner
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
All for love, and nothing for reward.
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Love Reward
Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.
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Greatness Myself Reach Rule
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
Fondnesse it were for any being free, To covet fetters, though they golden bee.
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Freedom Gold
Fresh spring the herald of love’s mighty king.
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King Love Spring
For if good were not praised more than ill, None would choose goodness of his own free will.
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Choice Freedom Goodness Praise Sick 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
All love is sweet Given or returned And its familiar voice wearies not ever.
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Love Sweet Voice
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
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
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
Sweet breathing Zephyrus did softly play, A gentle spirit, that lightly did delay Hot Titan’s beams, which then did glister fair.
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Breathe Fair Light Play Soft Spirit Sweet

The gentle minde by gentle deeds is knowne.

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