Francis Quarles, Divine Fancies (1632), Book III, § 54: "On Faith and Reason"
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Reason can discover Things only near; sees nothing that's above her.
— Francis Quarles on Reason
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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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