Edmund Spenser Quotes

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

Great, Sunshine, Made

And all for love, and nothing for reward.
Edmund Spenser

Love, Nothing, Reward

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

Touch, Straw, Starts

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

Good, Happy, Mind

The poets' scrolls will outlive the monuments of stone. Genius survives; all else is claimed by death.
Edmund Spenser

Death, Else, Genius

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

Enjoy, Liberty, Fall

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

Stars, Touch, Straw

Each goodly thing is hardest to begin.
Edmund Spenser

Begin, Hardest, Goodly

Gold all is not that doth golden seem.
Edmund Spenser

Seem, Gold, Golden

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

Time, Reason, Nor

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

Life, War, Death

Share with your Friends

Everyone likes a good quote - don't forget to share.

Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Poet

Born: 1552

Died: January 13, 1599

Links

Find on Amazon: Edmund Spenser

Cite this Page: Citation

Related Authors

William Blake
John Keats
Alexander Pope
Alfred Lord Tennyson
William Wordsworth
William Congreve
William Cowper
Percy Bysshe Shelley
More

Get Social with BrainyQuote

BrainyQuote Desktop

BrainyQuote Mobile

Site

Quote of the Day

Social

BQ on Pinterest

Syndication

Funny Quote Feed

Love Quote Feed

Nature Quote Feed

About Us