Religion

Epigram 22: He like a God that gouernes in

by John Taylor 1580–1653

From The Sculler (1612)

Religion

He like a God that gouernes in the world,
That each mans honor but his owne:
He that sedition through the earth hath hurld,
Whose Enuie hath great Kingdomes ouer throwne.
He that vngraues his foe thats once intombd,
For Enuy that he wrongd him whilst he liu'd,
And after death is doombd,
To be of liueles senceles depriu'd.
If this be true none will deny I hope,
That Enuy is ingrafted in the Pope.

MLA

Taylor, John. “Epigram 22: He like a God that gouernes in.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/27/.

Chicago

Taylor, John. “Epigram 22: He like a God that gouernes in.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/27/.

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