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The man whom nature's self had made to mock herself, and truth to imitate.

Edmund Spenser

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Edmund Spenser
Died: 1599
Died: January 13
Poet
Translator
London
England
Edmund Spencer
Made
Men
Imitate
Mock
Nature
Truth
Self

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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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So Orpheus did for his owne bride, So I unto my selfe alone will sing, The woods shall to me answer and my Eccho ring.
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Be bold, and everywhere be bold.
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In vain he seeketh others to suppress, Who hath not learn'd himself first to subdue.
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Rising glory occasions the greatest envy, as kindling fire the greatest smoke.
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Each goodly thing is hardest to begin.
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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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This iron world bungs down the stoutest hearts to lowest state for misery doth bravest minds abate.
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O sacred hunger of ambitious minds.
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For all that faire is, is by nature goodThat is a signe to know the gentle blood.
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The fish once caught, new bait will hardly bite.
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Foul jealousy! that turnest love divine to joyless dread, and makest the loving heart with hateful thoughts to languish and to pine.
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