Religion
Book I, 17: On the reading of the Scriptures
From Divine Fancies (1633), Book I
Religion
In reading of the Sacred Writt; beware,
Thou climbe no Stile, when as a Gapp stands faire
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Quarles, Francis. “Book I, 17: On the reading of the Scriptures.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/17/.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book I, 17: On the reading of the Scriptures.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/17/.
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