Ay me, how many perils doe enfold the righteous man, to make him daily fall!

Ay me, how many perils doe enfold the righteous man, to make him daily fall!

The quote “Ay me, how many perils doe enfold the righteous man, to make him daily fall!” from Edmund Spenser’s epic poem “The Faerie Queene” speaks to the challenges and obstacles that a virtuous individual must face in a corrupt and treacherous world. Spenser, a prominent English poet of the Renaissance period, uses this line to highlight the struggles and temptations that confront those who strive to lead a moral and upright life.