Religion
Book III, 59: On my selfe
From Divine Fancies (1633), Book III
Religion
If Righteous Ely was not vengeance-free,
How shall I scape! He was a Saint, to me:
Nay, Lord, how would my heart & comfort faile,
If I should weigh thy Mercies in our Scale!
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Quarles, Francis. “Book III, 59: On my selfe.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/261/.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book III, 59: On my selfe.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/261/.
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