Religion
Book I, 56: On Alexander
From Divine Fancies (1633), Book I
Religion
No marvell, thou great Monarch, did'st complaine
And weep, there were no other worlds to gaine;
Thy griefes and thy complaints were not amisse;
H'as Griefe enough, that findes no world but this.
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