“And thus of all my harvest-hope I have Nought reaped but a weedye crop of care.”
Quote by Edmund Spenser
Work
The Shepheardes Calender
The Shepheardes Calender is a seminal work in English literature, featuring a series of poems that reflect the social and cultural context of the Tudor era. The collection includes works such as 'The Complaint of Shepherd' and 'The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,' which explore themes of love, nature, and the human condition. more
Author
Edmund Spenser
Edmund Spenser, a renowned English poet, was born in England in 1552. His poetry has had a profound impact on literature, with his epic poem 'The Faerie Queene' being hailed as a classic of English literature. more
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“Sluggish idleness--the nurse of sin.”
Source: Edmund Spenser's Knight of the red cross; or Holiness [The faerie queene, book 1]. The antique spelling is modernized, obsolete words are displaced [&c., by W. Horton].
“In vain he seeketh others to suppress, Who hath not learn'd himself first to subdue.”
Source: The Works of Mr. Edmund Spenser
“How many perils doe enfold The righteous man to make him daily fall.”
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“Discord oft in music makes the sweeter lay.”
Source: The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser
Source: Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of a 21 vol. set. Wanting A child's history of England; Christmas stories; The mystery of Edwin Drood].
“Some women's faces are, in their brightness, a prophecy; and some, in their sadness, a history.”
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