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John Donne: A Jet Ring Sent

A Jet Ring SentThou art not so black as my heart, Nor half so brittle as her heart, thou art; What would'st thou say? shall both our properties by thee be spoke, —Nothing more…

John Donne: A Lecture upon the Shadow

A Lecture upon the ShadowStand still, and I will read to thee A lecture, Love, in Love's philosophy. These three hours that we have spent, Walking here, two shadows went Along…

John Donne: The Legacy

The LegacyWhen last I died, and, dear, I die As often as from thee I go, Though it be but an hour ago —And lovers' hours be full eternity— I can remember yet, that I Something did say, and…

John Donne: Lovers' Infiniteness

Lovers' InfinitenessIf yet I have not all thy love, Dear, I shall never have it all; I cannot breathe one other sigh, to move, Nor can intreat one other tear to fall; And all my treasure,…

John Donne: Love's Alchemy

Love's AlchemySome that have deeper digg'd love's mine than I, Say, where his centric happiness doth lie. I have loved, and got, and told, But should I love, get, tell, till I…

John Donne: Love's Deity

Love's DeityI long to talk with some old lover's ghost, Who died before the god of love was born. I cannot think that he, who then loved most, Sunk so low as to love one which did…

John Donne: Love's Diet

Love's DietTo what a cumbersome unwieldiness And burdenous corpulence my love had grown, But that I did, to make it less, And keep it in proportion, Give it a diet, made it feed…

John Donne: Love's Exchange

Love's ExchangeLove, any devil else but you Would for a given soul give something too. At court your fellows every day Give th' art of rhyming, huntsmanship, or play, For them which were…

John Donne: Love's Growth

Love's GrowthI scarce believe my love to be so pure As I had thought it was, Because it doth endure Vicissitude, and season, as the grass;…

John Donne: Love's Usury

Love's UsuryFor every hour that thou wilt spare me now, I will allow, Usurious god of love, twenty to thee, When with my brown my gray hairs equal be. Till then, Love, let…