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Born in January 22, 1572 / Died in March 31, 1631 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by John Donne

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To Mr. Tilman After He Had Taken Orders

... And the earth, our mother, which these things doth bear ...

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Death Be Not Proud

... Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men, ...

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The Will

... To invent, and practise this one way, to annihilate all three ...

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On The Progress Of The Soul...

...   Think that they shroud thee up, and think from thence ...

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Elegy:The End of Funeral Elegies

...  Admit to that place this last funeral scroll ...

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The Funerall

... As prisoners then are manacled, when they'are condemn'd to die ...

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Sonnet Cycle For Lady Magdalen

... The ends crowne our workes, but thou crown'st our ends, ...

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A Litany

...   Thine ear to our sighs, tears, thoughts, gives voice and word ...

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To George Herbert,

... Hinc mihi Crux primo quæ fronti impressa lavacro, ...

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To The Praise Of The Dead And The Anatomy

... Whose state requites their losse: whiles thus we gaine ...

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The Computation

...   And forty on hopes that thou wouldst they might last ...

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Daybreak

... The light that shines comes from thine eyes ...

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A Nocturnal upon St. Lucy's Day, Being the Shortest Day

...   All others, from all things, draw all that's good, ...

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TO Mr.T.W.

...   To be as gluttons, which say 'midst their meat, ...

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Raderus

... As Katherine, for the court's sake, put down stews ...