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...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
stars strive strife
And he that strives to touch the stars Oft stumbles at a straw.
leadership great-leader ill
Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.
taste
There is no disputing about taste.
discord lays
Discord oft in music makes the sweeter lay.
fall men righteous-man
How many perils doe enfold The righteous man to make him daily fall.
gentleman deeds gentle
The gentle minde by gentle deeds is knowne.
men may littles
For easy things, that may be got at will, Most sorts of men do set but little store.
firsts vain temper
In vain he seeketh others to suppress, Who hath not learn'd himself first to subdue.
hope mercy having-hope
Who will not mercy unto others show, How can he mercy ever hope to have?
justice lasts domes
But Justice, though her dome doom she doe prolong,Yet at the last she will her owne cause right.
hardest
Each goodly thing is hardest to begin.
beauty men shows
Beauty is not, as fond men misdeem, an outward show of things that only seem.
change moving
But times do change and move continually.
spring cuckoos messengers
The merry cuckow, messenger of Spring, His trumpet shrill hath thrice already sounded.