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Divine Fancies

Digested into Epigrammes, Meditations, and Observations. By Fra: Quarles
Quarles, Francis (1592-1644)
  
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To GOD.
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[The first Booke.]
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The second Booke.
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The third Booke.
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1. On old Wine and new.
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2. On Zacharias and the blessed Virgin.
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3. On a Picture.
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4. On Servio .
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5. On Peters Cocke.
 6. 
6. On Ambidexter .
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[7.] On Lazarus, the Damosell, and a sinner.
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8. On Sin.
 9. 
9. On Repentance.
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10. On Man.
 11. 
11. On the pouring out of our hearts.
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1[2]. On Friends.
 13. 
13. On the Hypocrite.
 14. 
14. On Servio .
 15. 
15. On the Devils Master-Piece.
 16. 
16. On our Saviours Fishing.
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17. On Mans greatest Enemy.
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18. On the Hypocrite.
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19. On the holy Scriptures.
 20. 
20. On Mans heart.
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21. On Drunkennesse.
 22. 
22. On a Kisse.
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23. On the Alchymist.
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24. On the ten Lepers.
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25. On the last Epigram.
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26. On the Boxe of Oyntment.
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27. On Mary and Ivdas .
 28. 
28. On our Saviour and his Vicar.
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29. On the great Prelate.
 30. 
30. On Idolatry.
 31. 
31. On the Tables of Stone.
 32. 
32. On Mans three Enemies.
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33. On Dinah .
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34. On Fido .
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35. On Iacob .
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36. On Drunkennesse.
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37. On a Tenis-court.
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38. On Abels Blood.
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39. On the Memory.
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40. On the Babel-Builders.
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41. On Esav and Iacob .
 42. 
42. On severall Sinnes
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43. On these Showers.
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44. On Dives and Lazarvs .
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45. On two Suitors.
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46. On the old and new Garment.
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47. On Mans co-operation.
 48. 
48. On the old and new Tables.
 49. 
49. On a Crucifixe.
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50. On praying to Saints.
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51. On Confession.
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52. On Solomons Rejoyce.
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53. On Bread.
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54. On Faith and Reason.
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55. On Carnall Mirth.
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56. On Prayer.
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57. On Anna .
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58. On a Gift.
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59. On my selfe.
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60. On Iustification and Sanctification.
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61. On Mans Love.
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62. On filiall love and servile.
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63. On Grapes.
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64. On Ioy and Griefe.
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65. On Doves and Serpents.
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66. On Christ and our selves.
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67. On Man.
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68. On Death.
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69. On the life of Man.
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70. On Gods Image.
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71. On the Penny.
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72. On a Christian.
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73. On Gods Bountie.
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74. On Sinnes.
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75. On the life of Man.
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76. On the Childrens Bread.
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77. On Trust and Care.
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78. On Rvscvs .
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79. On the receiving of the Lords Supper.
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80. On Faith.
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81. On the Story of Man.
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82. On Ananias .
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83. On pious Vses.
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84. On Sophronia .
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58. On the knowning Man.
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86. On Romes pardon.
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87. On the world.
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88. On formall Devotion.
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89. On heavenly Manna.
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90. On naturall Sins.
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91. On the Arke.
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92. On Sophronia .
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93. On a faire Prospect.
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94. A Resolution.
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95. On the worlds welcome.
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96. On our Meditation upon God.
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97. On Faith.
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98. On Mans folly.
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99. On Glorie.
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100. On Reward.
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The fourth Booke.

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53. On Bread.

Take up that bitt of Bread: And understand,
What 'tis thou holdest in thy carelesse hand:
Observeit with thy thoughts, and it will reade thee,
An usefull Lecture, ev'n as well as feed thee;
We stirre our Lands, or give directions how;
But God must send a season for the Plough:
We sowe our Seede; But sowe our seed in vaine,
If Heav'n deny the first, the later Raine;
Small proofe in Showrs, if heavn's pleas'd hand shall cease
To bless those Showrs, nor crown thē with encrease:
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The tender Blades appeare, before thine eye,
But, unrefresht by heav'n, as soone they dye:
The infant Eares shoot forth, and now begin
To corne: But God must hold his Mildewes in:
The Harvest's come: But Clouds conspire together
Hands cannot work, til heav'n shal clear the wether:
At length 'tis reap'd: Between the Barne and Furrow
How many Offices poore Man runs thorow!
Now God has done his part: The rest we share
To Man: His providence takes now the care:
No; yet it is not ours: The use alone,
Not bare possession, makes the thing our owne:
Thy swelling Barnes have crownd thy full desire;
But heav'n, when Mows shold sweat, can make them fire;
I, but the Sheaves are thrasht, & the heap lies
In thy full Garnier: He that sent the Flyes
To Pharoes Court, can, with as great an ease,
Send thee more wastfull vermin, if he please:
Perchance 'tis groūded, kneded: And what though?
Gods Curse is often temper'd with the Dough;
Beleeve't the fruits of all thy toyle, is mine,
Vntill they be enjoy'd, as much as thine:
But now t'has fed thee: Is thy soule at rest?
Perchance, thy stomacks dainty to digest:
No, if heav'ns following favour do not last
From the first Furrow to the very Tast,
Thy labour's lost: The Bread of all thy travill,
Without that blessing, feeds no more then Gravill:
Now wastfull Man, thou mayst repose againe
That Modell of Gods Prov'dence and thy paine;
That bitt of Bread; And if thy Dogg shold fawne
Vpon thy lappe, let not so deare a Pawne
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Of greater plenty be contemn'd and lost;
Remember how it came, and what it cost.
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