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Woe to the man that first did teach the cursed steel to bite in his own flesh, and make way to the living spirit!

Edmund Spenser

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
Make haste therefore, sweet love, whilst it is prime, For none can call again the passed time.
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Love Sweet Time
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
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 next to Death is Sleepe to be compared; Therefore his house is unto his annext: Here Sleepe, ther Richesse, and hel-gate them both betwext.
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Compare Death Help Home Sleep
Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.
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Greatness Myself Reach Rule
This iron world bungs down the stoutest hearts to lowest state; for misery doth bravest minds abate.
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Heart Mindset Misery World
The gentle minde by gentle deeds is knowne.
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Action Gentle Mindset
How many perils doe enfold The righteous man to make him daily fall.
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Adversity Fall Flower Right
All love is sweet Given or returned And its familiar voice wearies not ever.
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Love Sweet Voice
For we by conquest, of our soveraine might,And by eternall doome of Fate’s decree,Have wonne the Empire of the Heavens bright.
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Bright Eternity Fate Forever Heaven Ourselves
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
Who will not mercy unto others show, How can he mercy ever hope to have?
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Himself Hope Kindness Mercy
Be bold, and everywhere be bold.
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Bold Character Inspirational Personality
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
Good is no good, but if it be spend, God giveth good for none other end.
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End God Goodness

Woe to the man that first did teach the cursed steel to bite in his own flesh, and make way to the living spirit!

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Woe to the man that first did teach the cursed steel to bite in his own flesh, and make way to the living spirit!

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