Edmund Spenser
Edmund Spenser
Edmund Spenserwas an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of nascent Modern English verse, and is often considered one of the greatest poets in the English language...
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ProfessionPoet
wrath rage repentance
Hasty wrath and heedless hazardy do breed repentance late and lasting infamy.
revenge hate heart
In one consort there sat cruel revenge and rancorous despite, disloyal treason and heart-burning hate.
time rose rose-flower
Gather the rose of love whilst yet is time.
Be bold, and everywhere be bold.
may lost found
For there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought.
life together chains
Together linkt with adamantine chains.
men mind betrayed
The gentle mind by gentle deeds is known, For a man by nothing is so well betrayed As by his manners.
men heaven succeed
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.
example doctrine gracious
Much more profitable and gracious is doctrine by example than by rule.
god love-is lessons
So let us love, dear Love, like as we ought; Love is the lesson which the Lord us taught.
sad long ends
Ah! when will this long weary day have end, And lende me leave to come unto my love? - Epithalamion
ambition strive lows
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.
mind contentment self-improvement
The noblest mind the best contentment has
love kings spring
Fresh spring the herald of love's mighty king.