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Divine Fancies

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

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58. On Iacobs purchase.

How poore was Iacobs motion, and how strange
His Offer! How unequall was th'exchange!

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A messe of Porrage for Inheritance?
Why could not hungry Esau strive t'enhaunce
His price a little? So much underfoot?
Well might he give him Bread and drink to boot:
An easie price! The case is even our owne;
For toyes we often fell our Heaven, our Crowne.