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Divine Fancies

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

Quarles, Francis (1592-1644)

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69. On Mans goodnes.

Thy hand, great God, created all things good;
But Man rebell'd, and in defiance stood
Against his owne Creation, and did staine,
Nay lost that goodnesse which the Beasts retaine;
What hap ha's Man, poore Man, above the rest,
That hath lesse goodnes left him, then a Beast!