Francis Quarles

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The way to bliss lies not on beds of down,
And he that had no cross deserves no crown.

Francis Quarles

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Adversity

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Francis Quarles

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Poem

Language

English

Time

1621 1620s 17th century

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Quarles, Francis. Hadassa; or the History of Queene Ester. London: Richard Moore, 1621, sec. 9, meditation 9.

The road to resolution lies by doubt:
The next way home's the farthest way about.

Francis Quarles

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Doubt and skepticism

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Francis Quarles

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Emblems

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Poem

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1635 1630s 17th century

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Quarles, Francis. Emblemes, Divine and Moral. London, 1635, bk. 4, emblem 2.

We spend our midday sweat, our midnight oil;
We tire the night in thought, the day in toil.

Francis Quarles

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Work Fatigue

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Francis Quarles

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Poem

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English

Time

1635 1630s 17th century

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Quarles, Francis. Emblemes, Divine and Moral. London, 1635, bk. 2, emblem 2.

Thou art my way; I wander, if thou fly;
Thou art my light; if hid, how blind am I!
Thou art my life; if thou withdraw, I die.

Francis Quarles

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Needing another person Being in love

Author

Francis Quarles

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Emblems

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Poem

Language

English

Time

1643 1640s 17th century

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Quarles, Francis. Emblemes, Divine and Moral. London, 1635, bk. 3, emblem 7.