Religion
The Historie of Samson: I Sing th' illustrious, and renowned Story
From Divine Poems (1633), The Historie of Samson
Religion
I Sing th' illustrious, and renowned Story
Of mighty Samson; The eternall glory
Of his Heroicke acts: His life, His death:
Quicken my Muse with thy diviner breath,
Great God of Muses, that my prosp'rous Ries
May live and last to everlasting times;
That they unborne may, in this sacred Story,
Admire thy goodnes, and advance thy glory.
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Quarles, Francis. “The Historie of Samson: I Sing th' illustrious, and renowned Story.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/538/.
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Quarles, Francis. “The Historie of Samson: I Sing th' illustrious, and renowned Story.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/538/.
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