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But lovely concord, and most sacred peace, Doth nourish virtue, and fast friendship breedes; Weake she makes strong, and strong things does increase, Till it the pitch of highest praise exceedes— Brave be her warres, as honourable deedes, By which she triumphs over ire and pride, And winnes an olive garden for her meedes.
But lovely concord, and most sacred peace, Doth nourish virtue, and fast friendship breedes; Weake she makes strong, and strong things does increase, Till it the pitch of highest praise exceedes— Brave be her warres, as honourable deedes, By which she triumphs over ire and pride, And winnes an olive garden for her meedes.
Approximate author period: c. 1576 AD · renaissance
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- Edmund Spenser
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- Approximate author period: c. 1576 AD · renaissance
author lifetime midpoint (1553–1599)
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 137 · printed citation: Spenser · subject: CONCORD
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