Francis Quarles poet from United Kingdom was born on May 8, 1592, had 52 years and died on September 8, 1644. Poems were written mainly in English language. Dominant movement is theology.
Top ten poems Francis Quarles
On Time
... 'tis a sigh; Be prepared, O! man, to die ...
Demand For Courage
... Heaven is thy chieftain, and the world thy field ...
Epigram - On Players And Ballad-Singers
... They're like the Priest and Clerk at Belial's altar ...
My Beloved Is Mine, And I Am His
... That wash the pebbles with their wanton streams, ...
Why Dost Thou Shade Thy Lovely Face?
... Thou art the pilgrim's path, the blind man's eye, ...
On The Life And Death Of Man
... False hopes, true fears, vain joys, and fierce distracts, ...
Hos Ego Versiculos
... Even such is man whose thred is spun, ...
Epigram
... Judge not the play before the play is done : ...
On The World
... Where, having stayed a while, I pay ...
A Good Night
... Are all but very discords, when she sings ...
