Religion

Book IV, 71: On GLORIOSO

by Francis Quarles 1592–1644

From Divine Fancies (1633), Book IV

Religion

Nero vaunt Glorioso, that thou oft reliev'st
The poore; Glorioso, tis not thine, thou giv'st:
Boast what's thy own; Thou art the poor mans Sive;
Thy wealth was giv'n thee, with a Clause, to give;
Put case it were thy owne thou gav'st; what then?
Thy owne Applause hath paid thy own agen.

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Quarles, Francis. “Book IV, 71: On GLORIOSO.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/373/.

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Quarles, Francis. “Book IV, 71: On GLORIOSO.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/373/.

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