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Divine Fancies

Digested into Epigrammes, Meditations, and Observations. By Fra: Quarles

Quarles, Francis (1592-1644)

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20. On a Tinder-Boxe.

My Soule is like to Tinder, whereinto
The Devill strikes a Sparke, at ev'ry blow;
My Hearts the Flint; The Steele Temptation is;
And his Suggestions hit, and never misse:
His Hand is sure; My Tinder apt to catch,
Soone sets on fier ev'ry profer'd Match.