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For take thy ballaunce if thou be so wise, And weigh the winde that under heaven doth blow; Or weigh the light that in the east doth rise; Or weigh the thought that from man's mind doth flow.
For take thy ballaunce if thou be so wise, And weigh the winde that under heaven doth blow; Or weigh the light that in the east doth rise; Or weigh the thought that from man's mind doth flow.
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- Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)
Printed page 285 · quotation 18 · Spenser · Faerie Queene. Bk. V. Canto II. St. 43.
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