Religion
Book IV, 18: On JACOB
From Divine Fancies (1633), Book IV
Religion
Ne're boast thy Bargaine, Iacob: For poore wee
Have made a better contract far, then thee:
We envy not his Land thou didst inherit;
Our Brother tooke our Flesh; gave us his Spirit.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book IV, 18: On JACOB.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/320/.
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