Religion

Book I, 81: On Pharos bicke

by Francis Quarles 1592–1644

From Divine Fancies (1633), Book I

Religion

Ovr God's not like to Phao; to require
His for Fie:
His workemen wanted Straw, and yet were lasht,
For not performance: We have Straw unthrasht,
Yet we are idl, and we wch, and kicke
Against our Burthens, and returne no Bricke:
We spend our the Sabl,
And then we cry Alas! W are not able;
Thinke not on Israls sufferings, in that day,
When thy offended Justice shall repay
Our labo; Lord when
Thinke, was a Tyrant; Thou a od.

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Quarles, Francis. “Book I, 81: On Pharos bicke.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/81/.

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Quarles, Francis. “Book I, 81: On Pharos bicke.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/81/.

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