Religion

Book II, 16: On AhazDiall

by Francis Quarles 1592–1644

From Divine Fancies (1633), Book II

Religion

Mans Heart's like Ahaz Diall; If it flees
Not forward; it goes backward ten Degrees.

MLA

Quarles, Francis. “Book II, 16: On AhazDiall.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/117/.

Chicago

Quarles, Francis. “Book II, 16: On AhazDiall.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/117/.

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