Religion
Book III, 5: On PETERS Cocke
From Divine Fancies (1633), Book III
Religion
The Cocke crow'd once, And Peters careles eare
Could heare it, but his eye not spend a teare:
The Cocke crow'd twice, Peter began to creepe
To th' Fyer side, but Peter could not weepe:
The Cocke crow'd thrice: Our Saviour turnd about,
And look'd on Peter; Now his teares burst out:
'Twas not the Cock, It was our Saviours Eye.
Till he shall give us teares, we cannot crye.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book III, 5: On PETERS Cocke.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/207/.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book III, 5: On PETERS Cocke.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/207/.
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