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Divine poems

Containing The History of Ionah. Ester. Iob. Sampson. Sions Sonets. Elegies. Written and newly augmented, by Fra: Quarles

Quarles, Francis (1592-1644)

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THE PROPOSITION of this first Worke.

The Introduction.

TO THE MOST HIGH, HIS HVMBLE Servant IMPLORES HIS FAVOVRABLE Assistance.

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A FEAST FOR WORMES.

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The Authors Apology.

The generall Application.

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Meditatio ultima.

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THE GENERALL VSE OF this History.

The particular Application.

A Hymne to God.

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ELEVEN PIOVS Meditations.

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Mors Christi. 2.

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THE INTRODVCTION.

TO THE HIGHEST: His Humble Servant Implores his gracious ayde.

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THE HISTORIE Of Ester.

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The Proposition of the Worke.

TO THE GREAT Tetragrammaton, LORD PARAMOVNT OF Heaven AND Earth: His Humble Servant dedicates himselfe, and implores the Enfranchising of his Muse.

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The Digestion of the whole History.

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THE HISTORIE OF SAMSON: By Fra. Quarles.

[I sing th'illustrious, and renowned Story]

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THE HISTORIE OF SAMSON.

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SIONS SONETS. Sung By Solomon the King; And Periphras'd

AN EPITHALME TO THE BRIDEGROOME.

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The BRIDE in the person of the BRIDEGROOME.

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SIONS ELEGIES. Wept BY IEREMIE THE PROPHET

TO THE TRVE THEANTHROPOS, Iesus Christ, THE Saviovr OF THE WORLD: His Servant implores his favourable assistance.

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The Prophet Ieremie his Prayer for the distressed people of Ierusalem, and Sion.

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Fraus Mundi. 3.

I love the World (as Clients love the Lawes)
To manage the uprightnesse of my Cause;
The World loves me, as Shepheards doe their flockes,
To rob, and spoile them of their fleecy lockes;
I love the World, and use it as mine Inne,
To bait, and rest my tyred carkeise in:

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The World loves me: For what? To make her game;
For filthy sinne, she sels me timely shame;
She's like the Basiliske, by whose sharpe eyes
The living object, first discover'd, dyes;
Forth from her eyes empoysoned beames do burst
Dyes like a Basiliske, discerned first;
We live at jarres as froward Gamesters doe,
Still guarding, nor regarding others foe;
I love the World, to serve my turne, and leave her,
'Tis no deceit to coozen a Deceiver;
She'll not misse me; I, lesse the world shall misse,
To lose a world of griefe, t'enjoy a world of Blisse.