Religion

Book III, 34: On FIDO

by Francis Quarles 1592–1644

From Divine Fancies (1633), Book III

Religion

Mark, when the good man prospers with his Plot,
Hee's still envy'd; despis'd, if prosper not;
The Wicked have no peace with God; And, then,
How canst thou, Fido, look t'have peace with men?

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Quarles, Francis. “Book III, 34: On FIDO.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/236/.

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Quarles, Francis. “Book III, 34: On FIDO.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/236/.

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