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The fish once caught, new bait will hardly bite.

Edmund Spenser

My Love is like to ice, and I to fire: How comes it then that this her cold so great Is not dissolved through my so hot desire, But harder grows the more I her entreat?
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Cold Desire Fire Greatness Growth Hard Love Myself
A circle cannot fill a triangle, so neither can the whole world, if it were to be compassed, the heart of man; a man may as easily fill a chest with grace as the heart with gold. The air fills not the body, neither doth money the covetous mind of man.
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Body Easy Gold Heart Man Mindset World
Greatest god below the sky.
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God Greatness Sky
In one consort there sat cruel revenge and rancorous despite, disloyal treason and heart-burning hate.
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Burn Cruelty Death Hate Heart Oneself Revenge Treason
To be wise and eke to love, Is granted scarce to gods above.
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God Grant Love Wisdom
Fresh spring the herald of love’s mighty king.
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King Love Spring
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
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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Action Brave Care Deserve Excellence Freedom Goodness Praise Virtue Willing
Good is no good, but if it be spend, God giveth good for none other end.
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End God Goodness
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.
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Creature Enemy God Grace Love Man Mercy Service Wickedness
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
Hasty wrath and heedless hazardy do breed repentance late and lasting infamy.
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Angry Late Repent
Together linkt with adamantine chains.
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Chain Togetherness
For evil deeds may better than bad words be borne.
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Action Bad Evil Home Word
Sluggish idleness–the nurse of sin.
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Freedom Sin Wasted Time
The gentle mind by gentle deeds is known, For a man by nothing is so well betrayed As by his manners.
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Betrayal Man Manner Mindset

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