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Unhappie Verse, the witnesse of my unhappie state, Make thy selfe fluttring wings of thy fast flying Thought
Edmund Spenser
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Edmund Spenser
Died: 1599
Died: January 13
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Edmund Spencer
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But angels come to lead frail minds to rest in chaste desires, on heavenly beauty bound. You frame my thoughts, and fashion me within you stop my tongue, and teach my heart to speak.
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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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For easy things, that may be got at will, Most sorts of men do set but little store.
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Fly from wrath sad be the sights and bitter fruits of war a thousand furies wait on wrathful swords.
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Who will not mercy unto others show, How can he mercy ever hope to have?
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Laws ought to be fashioned unto the manners and conditions of the people whom they are meant to benefit, and not imposed upon them according to the simple rule of right.
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Man's wretched state, That floures so fresh at morne, and fades at evening late.
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Be bold, and everywhere be bold.
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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.
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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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Good is no good, but if it be spend, God giveth good for none other end.
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For of the soule the bodie forme doth take For the soule is forme, and doth the bodie make.
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Waking love suffereth no sleepe: Say, that raging love dothe appall the weake stomacke: Say, that lamenting love marreth the musicall.
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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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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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