Religion
Book IV, 16: On a Figg-tree
From Divine Fancies (1633), Book IV
Religion
A Christian's like a Figg-tree, that does beare
Fruit, greene, or ripe, or blossomes all the yeare:
No wonder then, our Saviour curst that Tree;
Figg-trees are alwayes dead, where no Figgs be.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book IV, 16: On a Figg-tree.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/318/.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book IV, 16: On a Figg-tree.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/318/.
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