Religion

Book III, 44: On DIVES and LAZARVS

by Francis Quarles 1592–1644

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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