Religion

Book III, 85: On the knowing Man

by Francis Quarles 1592–1644

From Divine Fancies (1633), Book III

Religion

Hee's like a lusty Soyle, whose Moysture feeds,
If not a world of Corne, a world of Weeds.

MLA

Quarles, Francis. “Book III, 85: On the knowing Man.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/287/.

Chicago

Quarles, Francis. “Book III, 85: On the knowing Man.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/287/.

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