"Reason can discover Things only near; sees nothing that's above her."
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Divine Fancies (1632), Book 3, Β§ 54: "On Faith and Reason".
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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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