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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.

Edmund Spenser

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Edmund Spenser
Died: 1599
Died: January 13
Poet
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London
England
Edmund Spencer
Men
Actions
Blame
Succeed
Ready
Impute
Heaven
Thereof
Action
Follies
Always
Folly
Would
Excuse

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