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Juliana of Norwich

(Encyclopedia) Juliana of NorwichJuliana of Norwichnôrˈĭch [key], d. c.1443, English religious writer, an anchoress, or hermit, of Norwich called Mother (or Dame) Juliana or Julian. Her work,…

Altoaguirre, Manuel

(Encyclopedia) Altoaguirre, ManuelAltoaguirre, Manuelmänwĕlˈ ältōägēˈrā [key], 1904–59, Spanish poet, b. Málaga. With his contemporary Emilio Prados he founded the literary journal Litoral. His…

Abravanel, Judah

(Encyclopedia) Abravanel or Abarbanel, Judah, c.1460–c.1523, Jewish philosopher, physician, and poet, son of Isaac Abravanel, b. Lisbon; he is also known as Leone Ebreo. He fled (1483) from Portugal…

John Donne: Confined Love

Confined Love Some man unworthy to be possessor Of old or new love, himself being false or weak, Thought his pain and shame would be lesser, If on womankind he might his anger…

John Donne: Farewell to Love

Farewell to Love Whilst yet to prove I thought there was some deity in love, So did I reverence, and gave Worship; as atheists at their dying hour Call…

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;…