For we by conquest, of our soveraine might,And by eternall doome of Fate's decree,Have wonne the Empire of the Heavens bright. Edmund Spenser More Quotes by Edmund Spenser More Quotes From Edmund Spenser The paynefull smith, with force of fervent heat, The hardest yron soone doth mollify, That with his heavy sledge he can it beat, And fashion it to what he it list apply. Edmund Spenser heat lists fashion It often falls, in course of common life, that right long time is overborne of wrong. Edmund Spenser common long fall O sacred hunger of ambitious minds. Edmund Spenser ambitious sacred mind The merry cuckow, messenger of Spring, His trumpet shrill hath thrice already sounded. Edmund Spenser cuckoos messengers spring Full many mischiefs follow cruel wrath; Edmund Spenser wrath anger grief Nothing under heaven so strongly doth allure the sense of man, and all his mind possess, as beauty's love. Edmund Spenser mind men heaven Change still doth reign, and keep the greater sway. Edmund Spenser reign stills change Ill seemes (sayd he) if he so valiant be, Edmund Spenser courtesy stranger should A circle cannot fill a triangle, so neither can the whole world, if it were to be compassed, the heart of man; a man may as easily fill a chest with grace as the heart with gold. The air fills not the body, neither doth money the covetous mind of man. Edmund Spenser air heart men Ah, fool! faint heart fair lady ne'er could win. Edmund Spenser fool winning heart Rising glory occasions the greatest envy, as kindling fire the greatest smoke. Edmund Spenser rising envy fire Lastly came Winter cloathed all in frize, Chattering his teeth for cold that did him chill; Whilst on his hoary beard his breath did freese, And the dull drops, that from his purpled bill As from a limebeck did adown distill: In his right hand a tipped staffe he held, With which his feeble steps he stayed still; For he was faint with cold, and weak with eld; That scarce his loosed limbes he hable was to weld. Edmund Spenser teeth winter hands Dan Chaucer, well of English undefyled,On Fames eternall beadroll worthie to be fyled. Edmund Spenser chaucer wells fame What more felicitie can fall to creature Than to enjoy delight with libertie, And to be lord of all the workes of Nature, To raine in th' aire from earth to highest skie, To feed on flowres and weeds of glorious feature. Edmund Spenser weed nature fall Go little book, thy self present, As child whose parent is unkent: To him that is the president Of noblesse and of chivalry, And if that Envy bark at thee, As sure it will, for succour flee. Edmund Spenser self book children But as it falleth, in the gentlest hearts Imperious love hath highest set his throne, And tyrannizeth in the bitter smarts Of them, that to him buxom are and prone. Edmund Spenser thrones smart heart In youth, before I waxe' d old, The blind boy,Venus' baby, For want of cunning made me bold, In bitter hive to grope for honey. Edmund Spenser want baby boys Fretting grief the enemy of life. Edmund Spenser fretting grief enemy For all that faire is, is by nature good;That is a signe to know the gentle blood. Edmund Spenser gentle beauty blood Fierce warres and faithfull loves shall moralize my song. Edmund Spenser fierce song