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The physicians observe these accidents to have fallen upon the critical days
The physicians observe these accidents to have fallen upon the critical daysIdque Notant Criticis Medici Evenisse DiebusMeditationJohn Donne I WOULD not make man worse than he is, nor his…John Donne: Expostulation XIV. Idque notant criticis
ExpostulationJohn Donne MY God, my God, wouldst thou call thyself the ancient of days, [Dan. 7:22] if we were not to call ourselves to an account for our days? Wouldst thou chide us for “…John Donne: Prayer XIV. Idque notant criticis
PrayerJohn Donne O ETERNAL and most gracious God, who, though thou didst permit darkness to be before light in the creation, yet in the making of light didst so multiply that light, as that…I Sleep Not Day nor Night
I Sleep Not Day nor NightInterea Insomnes Noctes Ego Duco, DiesqueMeditationJohn Donne NATURAL men have conceived a twofold use of sleep; that it is a refreshing of the body in this life;…John Donne: Expostulation XV. Interea insomnes
ExpostulationJohn Donne MY God, my God, I know (for thou hast said it) that “he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep”: [Ps. 121:4] but shall not that Israel, over whom thou…John Donne: Prayer XV. Interea insomnes
PrayerJohn Donne O ETERNAL and most gracious God, who art able to make, and dost make, the sick bed of thy servants chapels of ease to them, and the dreams of thy servants prayers and…From the bells of the church adjoining, I am daily remembered of my burial in the funerals of others
From the bells of the church adjoining, I am daily remembered of my burial in the funerals of othersEt Properare Meum Clamant, e Turre Propinqua, Obstreperae Campanae Aliorum in Funere,…John Donne: Expostulation XVI. Et properare meum clamant
ExpostulationJohn Donne MY God, my God, I do not expostulate with thee, but with them who dare do that; who dare expostulate with thee, when in the voice of thy church thou givest allowance…John Donne: Prayer XVI. Et properare meum clamant
PrayerJohn Donne O ETERNAL and most gracious God, who having consecrated our living bodies to thine own Spirit, and made us temples of the Holy Ghost, dost also require a respect to be given…Now, this bell tolling softly for another, says to me: Thou must die
Now, this bell tolling softly for another, says to me: Thou must dieNunc Lento Sonitu Dicunt, MorierisMeditationJohn Donne PERCHANCE he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill, as that he…