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In vain he seeketh others to suppress, Who hath not learn’d himself first to subdue.

Edmund Spenser

Discord oft in music makes the sweeter lay.
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Music Sweet
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
All flesh doth frailty breed!
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Body Flesh Fragile
And he that strives to touch the stars Oft stumbles at a straw.
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Fall Stars Strike Touch
Like as the culver on the bared bough Sits mourning for the absence of her mate.
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Absence Cry Friendship Herself Loss
Be bold, and everywhere be bold.
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Bold Character Inspirational Personality
So much more profitable and gracious is doctrine by example than by rule.
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Grace Profit Rule
Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.
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Greatness Myself Reach Rule
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
Sluggish idleness–the nurse of sin.
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Freedom Sin Wasted Time
Her angel’s face, As the great eye of heaven shined bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place.
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Angel Eyes Face Greatness Place Sunshine
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
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
What more felicity can fall to creature, than to enjoy delight with liberty?
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Creature Enjoyment Fall Liberty
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
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

In vain he seeketh others to suppress, Who hath not learn’d himself first to subdue.

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