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Such is the power of love in gentle mind, That it can alter all the course of kind.

Edmund Spenser

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Edmund Spenser
Died: 1599
Died: January 13
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London
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Edmund Spencer
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But O the exceeding grace Of highest God, that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth embrace, That blessed angels, he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe.
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I learned have, not to despise,What ever thing seemes small in common eyes.
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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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Those that were up themselves, kept others low Those that were low themselves, held others hard He suffered them to ryse or greater grow But every one did strive his fellow down to throw.
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Hard it is to teach the old horse to amble anew.
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Nothing under heaven so strongly doth allure the sense of man, and all his mind possess, as beauty's love.
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Woe to the man that first did teach the cursed steel to bite in his own flesh, and make way to the living spirit!
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In vain he seeketh others to suppress, Who hath not learn'd himself first to subdue.
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Gather the rose of love whilst yet is time.
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Is not short paine well borne, that brings long ease,And layes the soul to sleepe in quiet grave?Sleepe after toyle, port after stormie seas,Ease after warre, death after life does greatly please.
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For since mine eyes your joyous sight did miss, my cheerful day is turned to cheerless night.
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Good is no good, but if it be spend, God giveth good for none other end.
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