Religion
Book III, 31: On the Tables of Stone
From Divine Fancies (1633), Book III
Religion
That stony Table could receive the print
Of thy just Lawes; Thy Lawes were written in't:
It could be hew'd, and letters grav'n thereon;
Sure, Lord, my Heart is harder then that Stone.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book III, 31: On the Tables of Stone.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/233/.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book III, 31: On the Tables of Stone.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/233/.
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