Religion
Book II, 24: On Absolon and Sampson
From Divine Fancies (1633), Book II
Religion
Sampsons defect and thy excesse of hayre,
Gave him his death, oth'ground; thee, thine ith' ayre;
His thoughts were too deprest; thine sor'd too high;
As mortals live, so oftentimes, they die:
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Quarles, Francis. “Book II, 24: On Absolon and Sampson.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/125/.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book II, 24: On Absolon and Sampson.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/125/.
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