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From good to bad, and from bad to worse, From worse unto that is worst of all, And then return to his former fall.

Edmund Spenser

Laws ought to be fashioned unto the manners and conditions of the people whom they are meant to benefit, and not imposed upon them according to the simple rule of right.
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Fashion Law Manner Right Rule Simplicity
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
Those that were up themselves, kept others low; Those that were low themselves, held others hard; He suffered them to ryse or greater grow; But every one did strive his fellow down to throw.
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Greatness Growth Hard Hold Low Oneself Suffering
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
Fresh spring the herald of love’s mighty king.
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King Love Spring
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
All that in this delightful garden grows should happy be and have immortal bliss.
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Blissful Delight Garden Growth Happiness Immortal
All love is sweet Given or returned And its familiar voice wearies not ever.
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Love Sweet Voice
All sorts of flowers the which on earth do spring In goodly colours gloriously arrayed; Go to my love, where she is careless laid.
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Color Earth Flower Glory Goodness Herself Love Spring
To be wise and eke to love, Is granted scarce to gods above.
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God Grant Love Wisdom
For whatsoever from one place doth fall, Is with the tide unto an other brought: For there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought.
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Fall Lost Oneself Place
The fish once caught, new bait will hardly bite.
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Advice Bite Hard Ocean
In vain he seeketh others to suppress, Who hath not learn’d himself first to subdue.
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Himself Learning Wasted
The noblest mind the best contentment has.
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Best Contentment Mindset Noble One Liner
Discord oft in music makes the sweeter lay.
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Music Sweet
So much more profitable and gracious is doctrine by example than by rule.
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Grace Profit Rule

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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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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