Religion
Book IV, 12: On HERODIAS
From Divine Fancies (1633), Book IV
Religion
I'Le tell thee, Light-skirts, whosoever taught
Thy feet to dance, thy dancing had a Fault:
Thou'lt find it deare, Herodias, if thou do'st
Compare thy pen'worth with the price it cost.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book IV, 12: On HERODIAS.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/314/.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book IV, 12: On HERODIAS.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/314/.
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