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EncyclopediaDonne, JohnDonne, John (dŭn, don) [key], 1572–1631, English poet and divine. He is considered the greatest of the metaphysical poets. Sections in this article: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on John Donne from Infoplease:
- John Donne: The Will - Before I sigh my last gasp, let me breathe, Great Love, some legacies; I here bequeath
- John Donne: Prayer - 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 multip
- John Donne: Prayer - O MOST mighty God, and merciful God, the God of all true sorrow, and true joy too, of all fear, and of all hope too, as thou hast given me a repentanc
- John Donne: Prayer - 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 requir
- John Donne: Prayer - O ETERNAL and most gracious God, who, though thou have suffered us to destroy ourselves, and hast not given us the power of reparation in ourselves, h
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