Religion
Book III, 44: On DIVES and LAZARVS
From Divine Fancies (1633), Book III
Religion
Did ever Iudge more equally proceed
To punish Sin? so right, in kind, and nature?
Poore Laz'rus was refus'd a Crum of Bread;
And Dives was deny'd a Drop of Water:
Children are oftentimes so like the Mother,
That men may eas'ly know the one, by th'other.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book III, 44: On DIVES and LAZARVS.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/246/.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book III, 44: On DIVES and LAZARVS.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/246/.
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