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So much more profitable and gracious is doctrine by example than by rule.

Edmund Spenser

I was promised on a time To have reason for my rhyme; From that time unto this season, I received nor rhyme nor reason.
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Myself Promise Reason Season Time
Gather the rose of love whilst yet is time.
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Love One Liner Rose Time
Hasty wrath and heedless hazardy do breed repentance late and lasting infamy.
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Angry Late Repent
A sweet attractive kind of grace, A full assurance given by looks, Continual comfort in a face, The lineaments of Gospel books– I trow that countenance cannot lye Whose thoughts are legible in the eye.
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Attraction Comfortable Eyes Grace Kind Sweet Thinking
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
Bright as does the morning star appear, Out of the east with flaming locks bedight, To tell the dawning day is drawing near.
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Appearance Bed Bright Flame Light Morning Stars
So much more profitable and gracious is doctrine by example than by rule.
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Grace Profit Rule
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
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
Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.
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Greatness Myself Reach Rule
All for love, and nothing for reward.
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Love Reward
But times do change and move continually.
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Change Move Time
For deeds to die, however nobly done, And thoughts of men to as themselves decay, But wise words taught in numbers for to run, Recorded by the Muses, live for ay.
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Action Death Live Man Thinking Wisdom Word
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
Sluggish idleness–the nurse of sin.
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Freedom Sin Wasted Time
Yet is there one more cursed than they all, That canker-worm, that monster, jealousie, Which eats the heart and feeds upon the gall, Turning all love’s delight to misery, Through fear of losing his felicity.
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Curse Feed Happiness Heart Jealous Lose Misery

So much more profitable and gracious is doctrine by example than by rule.

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