Religion
Book IV, 65: On Ravens and Lilies
From Divine Fancies (1633), Book IV
Religion
Are not the Ravens, great God, sustaind by Thee?
And wilt thou cloth the Lilyes, and not me?
I'le nere distrust my God, for Cloth, and Bread,
Whilst Lilyes flourish, and the Ravens be fed.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book IV, 65: On Ravens and Lilies.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/367/.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book IV, 65: On Ravens and Lilies.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/367/.
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