Divine Poems (ed. 1669). Compare: "Death loves a shining mark, a signal blow", Edward Young, Night Thoughts, night v. line 1011.
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Death aims with fouler spite
At fairer marks.
— Francis Quarles
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Death aims with fouler spite
At fairer marks." in the context of "Divine Poems (ed. 1669). Compare: "Death loves a shining mark, a signal blow", Edward Young, Night Thoughts, night v. line 1011." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles (baptised May 8, 1592, died September 8, 1644) was a prolific English prose-writer and poet. He is now best known for his Emblems (1638) and other moral and devotional verse.
About Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles (baptised May 8, 1592, died September 8, 1644) was a prolific English prose-writer and poet. He is now best known for his Emblems (1638) and other moral and devotional verse.
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