Quote#God & Faith
In Heaven they scorned to serve, so now in Hell they reign
Quote byPhineas Fletcher · 1582–1650
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Purple Island (1633), Canto 7, st. 10.
English (original)
In Heaven they scorned to serve, so now in Hell they reign.
— Phineas Fletcher
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Beauty when most unclothed is clothed best.
Drop, drop, slow tears, And bathe those beauteous feet, Which brought from Heaven The news and Prince of Peace.
In your deep floods Drown all my faults and fears; Not let His eye See sin, but through my tears.
Love’s tongue is in the eyes.
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