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Man’s wretched state, That floures so fresh at morne, and fades at evening late.

Edmund Spenser

In vain he seeketh others to suppress, Who hath not learn’d himself first to subdue.
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Himself Learning Wasted
And he that strives to touch the stars Oft stumbles at a straw.
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Fall Stars Strike Touch
Men, when their actions succeed not as they would, are always ready to impute the blame thereof to heaven, so as to excuse their own follies.
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Action Blame Heaven Man Success
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
For evil deeds may better than bad words be borne.
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Action Bad Evil Home Word
Be bold, and everywhere be bold.
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Bold Character Inspirational Personality
How many perils doe enfold The righteous man to make him daily fall.
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Adversity Fall Flower Right
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
Sluggish idleness–the nurse of sin.
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Freedom Sin Wasted Time
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
Me seems the world is run quite out of square,From the first point of his appointed source,And being once amiss grows daily worse and worse.
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Growth Quite Run World Worst
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
So let us love, dear Love, like as we ought; Love is the lesson which the Lord us taught.
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Lesson Love Teaching
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
The noblest mind the best contentment has.
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Best Contentment Mindset Noble One Liner
Make haste therefore, sweet love, whilst it is prime, For none can call again the passed time.
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Love Sweet Time

Man’s wretched state, That floures so fresh at morne, and fades at evening late.

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