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Divine Fancies

Digested into Epigrammes, Meditations, and Observations. By Fra: Quarles
Quarles, Francis (1592-1644)
  
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47. On David .

Stands it with State, that Princely David, who
Did weare the Crown, should play the Harper too?
He playes and sings; His glory nere disdaines
To dance, and to receive a Crowne for's paines:
Tis no disparagement, 'tis no misprision
Of State, to play before the Great Musition.
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