The Shepheardes Calender

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

Edmund Spenser

More information about this quote

Topic

Going for it

Author

Edmund Spenser

Source

The Shepheardes Calender

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1579 1570s 16th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Spenser, Edmund. "Julye." The Shepheardes Calender. London, 1579.

Current Citation

Spenser, Edmund. "The Shepheardes Calender." The Shorter Poems, edited by Richard A. Mccabe. Penguin Classics, 2000.