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Her angel's face, As the great eye of heaven shined bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place.

~Edmund Spenser

Topics: Angel Bright Eye Face Great Heaven Her Made Place Shady Sunshine

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He that strives to touch the starts, oft stumbles at a straw.

~Edmund Spenser

Topics: He Oft Starts Straw Touch

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And he that strives to touch the stars, Oft stumbles at a straw.

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Topics: He Oft Stars Straw Touch

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Sleep after toil, port after stormy seas, Ease after war, death after life does greatly please.

~Edmund Spenser

Topics: After Death Does Ease Greatly Life Please Port Seas Sleep Stormy Toil War

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And all for love, and nothing for reward.

~Edmund Spenser

Topics: Love Nothing Reward

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What more felicity can fall to creature, than to enjoy delight with liberty?

~Edmund Spenser

Topics: Creature Delight Enjoy Fall Felicity Liberty More Than

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Each goodly thing is hardest to begin.

~Edmund Spenser

Topics: Begin Each Goodly Hardest Thing

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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.

~Edmund Spenser

Topics: Nor Promised Reason Received Rhyme Season Time Unto

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Gold all is not that doth golden seem.

~Edmund Spenser

Topics: Doth Gold Golden Seem

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It is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.

~Edmund Spenser

Topics: Good Happy Ill Maketh Mind Poor Rich Wretch

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Poet

Born: Unknown

Died: January 13th, 1599

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