Religion

Book IV, 11: On PETER

by Francis Quarles 1592–1644

From Divine Fancies (1633), Book IV

Religion

What luck had Peter! For he tooke a Fish
That stor'd his purse, as well as fill'd his dish;
Whose bounty did inrich, as well as feed him;
But they are better Fishers that succeed him:
He catcht by chance: These catch the like by skill:
He catcht but once: These catch them when they will:
They cast their Angles into better Seas;
Their bayts are only for such Fish as these:
Brave sport, and full of curious pleasure! Come,
There is no Fishing to the Sea—of Rome.

MLA

Quarles, Francis. “Book IV, 11: On PETER.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/313/.

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Quarles, Francis. “Book IV, 11: On PETER.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/313/.

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