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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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The fourth Booke.
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1. A good Morrow.
 2. 
2. A Good-night.
 3. 
3. On a Printing-house.
 4. 
4. A Dialogue, betweene Gabriel and Mary .
 5. 
5. On Rhemvs .
 6. 
6. On the life of Man.
 7. 
7. On Mary .
 8. 
8. On the Church.
 9. 
9. On the two Essences.
 10. 
10. On our Saviours Passion.
 11. 
11. On Peter .
 12. 
12. On Herodias .
 13. 
13. On Faith and Hope.
 14. 
14. On Water and Wine.
 15. 
15. On Age.
 16. 
16. On a Figg-tree.
 17. 
17. On Rhemvs .
 18. 
18. On Iacob .
 19. 
19. On Simon Magvs .
 20. 
20. On the Bishop of Rome.
 21. 
21. On Milo .
 22. 
22. On Rome.
 23. 
23. On three dayes and nights.
 24. 
24. On Tobits Dogge.
 25. 
25. On the Gospell.
 26. 
26. On Servio .
 27. 
27. On Formio .
 27. 
27. On Iohn and Iesvs .
 29. 
29. On dis-possessing.
 30. 
30. On Herodias .
 31. 
31. On Malfido .
 32. 
32. On Slanders.
 33. 
33. On Law and Gospell.
 34. 
34. On a bosome Sin.
 35. 
35. On the World.
 36. 
36. On my Soule.
 37. 
37. On the Cuckoe.
 38. 
38. On Tobit .
 39. 
39. On David .
 40. 
40. On a Monument.
 41. 
41. On Plavsvs .
 42. 
42. On Censorio .
 43. 
43. On fooles of both kinds.
 44. 
44. On the name of Iesvs .
 45. 
45. On the Woman with the Issue.
 46. 
46. On our Redemption.
 47. 
47. On Gods Arme.
 48. 
48. On our blessed Saviour.
 49. 
49. On Cordvplo .
 50. 
50. On Dreames.
 51. 
51. On Adam .
 52. 
52. On Sins and Blessings.
 53. 
53. On Celia .
 54. 
54. On Pvsillvs .
 55. 
55. On Beliefe.
 57. 
57. On Crastinio .
 58. 
58. On an Hower-glasse.
 59. 
59. On Kain .
 59. 
59. On Ticio .
 60. 
60. On Sortio .
 61. 
61. On Raymond Sebvnd .
 62. 
62. To Henry Earle of Holland .
 63. 
63. On Drunkards and Idolaters.
 64. 
64. On dying.
 65. 
65. On Ravens and Lillies.
 66. 
66. On degrees of Sin.
 67. 
67. A last Will.
 68. 
68. On our Iesvs .
 69. 
69. To King Charles .
 70. 
70. A Riddle.
 71. 
71. On Glorioso .
 72. 
72. On Ivdas .
 73. 
73. On Impropriator .
 74. 
74. On the same.
 75. 
75. On Lvcro .
 76. 
76. To God .
 77. 
77. On Sleepe and Death.
 78. 
78. To Rhemvs .
 79. 
79. On Glorioso .
 80. 
80. To God .
 81. 
81. On Partio .
 82. 
82. On an evill Conscience.
 83. 
83. To Mvndano .
 84. 
84. To my Friend.
 85. 
85. To Malfido .
 86. 
86. On Crvcio .
 87. 
87. To Rhemvs .
 88. 
88. To Macio .
 89. 
89. On Reproofe.
 90. 
90. On Cvrio .
 91. 
91. On Zelvstvs .
 92. 
92. On Philavtos .
 93. 
93. On Dvbivs .
 94. 
94. To Sir Ivlivs Cesar, Master of the Rolles.
 95. 
95. On Lvcro .
 96. 
96. On Mendax.
 97. 
97. On Blandvs .
 98. 
98. On Rebellio.
 99. 
99. On God and Gold.
 100. 
100. To Iames Archbishop of Armagh.
 101. 
101. On a waking Conscience.
 102. 
102. On our Affections.
 103. 
103. On Zelvstvs .
 104. 
104. On Rebellio .
 105. 
105. On Zelvstvs .
 106. 
106. On Conscio .
 107. 
107. To God .
 108. 
108. On Devotion.
 109. 
109. On the Christian.
 110. 
110. On Mercy and Iustice.
 111. 
111. On Avlicvs .
 112. 
112. To Rhemvs .
 113. 
113. On Tortvs .
 114. 
114. On Gracchvs .
 115. 
115. On Phares .
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116. On the same.
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117. To my Booke .

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45. On Mans Plea.

Mans Plea to Man, is, That he never more
Will begge, and that he never begg'd before:
Mans Plea to God, is, That he did obtaine
A former Suit, and therefore sues againe.
How good a God we serue; that when we sue,
Makes his old gifts th'examples of his new!
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