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Through knowledge we behold the world’s creation, How in his cradle first he fostered was; And judge of Nature’s cunning operation, How things she formed of a formless mass.

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
Make haste therefore, sweet love, whilst it is prime, For none can call again the passed time.
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Love Sweet Time
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
A circle cannot fill a triangle, so neither can the whole world, if it were to be compassed, the heart of man; a man may as easily fill a chest with grace as the heart with gold. The air fills not the body, neither doth money the covetous mind of man.
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Body Easy Gold Heart Man Mindset World
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
Greatest god below the sky.
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God Greatness Sky
The gentle minde by gentle deeds is knowne.
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Action Gentle Mindset
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
The fish once caught, new bait will hardly bite.
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Advice Bite Hard Ocean
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
And painful pleasure turns to pleasing pain.
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Happiness Pain Pleasure
How many perils doe enfold The righteous man to make him daily fall.
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Adversity Fall Flower Right
No dainty flower or herbs that grows on ground, No arborett with painted blossoms drest And smelling sweet, but there it might be found To bud out fair, and throw her sweet smells all around.
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Flower Growth Herself Sweet
Hard it is to teach the old horse to amble anew.
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Hard Horse Old Teaching
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
Fondnesse it were for any being free, To covet fetters, though they golden bee.
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Freedom Gold

Through knowledge we behold the world’s creation, How in his cradle first he fostered was; And judge of Nature’s cunning operation, How things she formed of a formless mass.

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Through knowledge we behold the world’s creation, How in his cradle first he fostered was; And judge of Nature’s cunning operation, How things she formed of a formless mass.

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