Religion
Book II, 55: On Queene ESTER
From Divine Fancies (1633), Book II
Religion
Illustrious Princesse, had thy chance not beene,
To be a Captive, thou hadst bin no Queene:
Such is the Fortune, our Misfortune brings;
Had we not first bin Slaves, w'ad ne'r beene Kings.
Cite this poem
MLA
Quarles, Francis. “Book II, 55: On Queene ESTER.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/156/.
Chicago
Quarles, Francis. “Book II, 55: On Queene ESTER.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/156/.
Read this poem with the Codex →