- Sweet in the Juniper, but sharp his bough;
- Sweet is the Eglantine, but pricketh near;
- Sweet is the firbloom, but his branches rough.
- Sweet is the Cypress, but his rind is tough,
- Sweet is the nut, but bitter is his pill;
- Sweet is the broom-flower, but yet sour enough;
- And sweet is Moly, but his root is ill.
- So every sweet with sour is tempered still
- That maketh it be coveted the more:
- For easy things that may be got at will,
- Most sorts of men do set but little store.
- Why then should I account of little pain,
- That endless pleasure shall unto me gain.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Spenser's 26th
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