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John Donne: Negative Love
Negative LoveI never stoop'd so low, as they Which on an eye, cheek, lip, can prey; Seldom to them which soar no higher Than virtue, or the mind to admire. For sense and…John Donne: A Nocturnal Upon St. Lucy's Day, Being the Shortest Day
A Nocturnal Upon St. Lucy's Day, Being the Shortest Day'Tis the year's midnight, and it is the day's, Lucy's, who scarce seven hours herself unmasks; The sun is spent, and now his…John Donne: The Paradox
The ParadoxNo lover saith, I love, nor any other Can judge a perfect lover; He thinks that else none can or will agree, That any loves but he; I cannot say…John Donne: Witchcraft by a Picture
Witchcraft by a PictureI fix mine eye on thine, and there Pity my picture burning in thine eye; My picture drown'd in a transparent tear, When I look lower I espy…John Donne: The Primrose, Being at Montgomery Castle upon the Hill, on which It Is Situate.
The Primrose, Being at Montgomery Castle upon the Hill, on which It Is Situate. Upon this Primrose hill, Where, if heaven would distil A shower of rain,…John Donne: Appendix A. Notes
Appendix A. Notes 1. Matt. 13:16. 2. 2 Kings 4:40. 3. Prov. 13:17. 5. 1 Sam. 24:15. 7. 2 Sam. 24:14. 8. Ps. 34:8. 9. Prov. 14:30. 10…The first Alteration, the first Grudging, of the Sickness
The first Alteration, the first Grudging, of the SicknessInsultus Morbi PrimusMeditationJohn DonneJohn DonneVARIABLE, and therefore miserable condition of man! this minute I was well, and am…John Donne: Expostulation I. Insultus morbi primus
ExpostulationJohn DonneIF I were but mere dust and ashes I might speak unto the Lord, for the Lord's hand made me of this dust, and the Lord's hand shall re-collect these ashes; the Lord's…John Donne: Prayer I. Insultus morbi primus
PrayerJohn DonneO ETERNAL and most gracious God, who, considered in thyself, art a circle, first and last, and altogether; but, considered in thy working upon us, art a direct line, and…The Strength and the function of the senses, and other faculties, change and fail
The Strength and the function of the senses, and other faculties, change and failPost Actio LaesaMeditationJohn Donne THE heavens are not the less constant, because they move continually,…Trending
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