Religion
Book III, 74: On Sinnes
From Divine Fancies (1633), Book III
Religion
My Sinnes are like to Mountaines, that arise
Above the Clouds, & threat the threatning skyes;
Lord, give me Faith; and let that Faith be prov'd,
In leaving not a Mountaine unremoov'd.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book III, 74: On Sinnes.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/276/.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book III, 74: On Sinnes.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/276/.
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