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John Donne: Expostulation XII. Spirante columba

ExpostulationJohn Donne MY God, my God, as thy servant James, when he asks that question, “What is your life?” provides me my answer, “It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time,…

Brewer's: Maundrel

A foolish, vapouring gossip. The Scotch say, “Haud your tongue, maundrel.” As a verb it means to babble, to prate. In some parts of Scotland the talk of persons in delirium, in sleep, and…

William Blake: The Little Boy Lost

by WilliamBlakeThe Chimney-SweeperThe Little Boy FoundThe Little Boy Lost "Father, father, where are you going? Oh do not walk so fast! Speak, father, speak to you little boy, Or…

John Donne: The Expiration

The ExpirationSo, so, break off this last lamenting kiss, Which sucks two souls, and vapours both away; Turn, thou ghost, that way, and let me turn this, And let ourselves benight…