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Emblems by Francis quarries is:

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A

A commentary on homer’s lliad

B

A commentary on a volume of biblical illustrations

C

A commentary on Virgil’s Aeneid

D

A commentary on Thomas Moore’s utopia

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Option B

A commentary on a volume of biblical illustrations

Solution :

The correct option is: A commentary on a volume of biblical illustrations

Explanation:
Francis Quarles (1592–1644) was a prominent English poet most famous for his book titled Emblems, first published in 1635.
An "emblem book" is a genre of literature that combines visual images (woodcuts or engravings) with explanatory text, such as mottoes and poems, that interpret the hidden moral or spiritual meaning of the illustration.
Quarles's Emblems consists of a series of fine engravings, mostly adapted from earlier Jesuit emblem books (such as Hugo's Pia Desideria), where each image represents a spiritual truth. Accompanying each illustration, Quarles wrote a poem, a selection of passages from the Church Fathers, and a concluding epigram, effectively acting as a poetic commentary on a volume of biblical and devotional illustrations.

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