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Holy Sonnets
Praise for previous "This variorum edition will be the basis of all future Donne scholarship." —ChroniqueThis is the 4th volume of The Variorum Edition of the Poetry of John Donne to appear. This volume presents a newly edited critical text of the Holy Sonnets and a comprehensive digest of the critical-scholarly commentary on them from Donne's time through 1995. The editors identify and print both an earlier and a revised authorial sequence of sonnets, as well as presenting the scribal collection—which contains unique authorial versions of several of the sonnets—inscribed by Donne's friend Rowland Woodward in the Westmoreland manuscript.
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First published January 1, 1631
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John Donne
877 books701 followersJohn Donne was an English poet, preacher and a major representative of the metaphysical poets of the period. His works are notable for their realistic and sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor, especially as compared to that of his contemporaries.
Despite his great education and poetic talents, he lived in poverty for several years, relying heavily on wealthy friends. In 1615 he became an Anglican priest and, in 1621, was appointed the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London.
Despite his great education and poetic talents, he lived in poverty for several years, relying heavily on wealthy friends. In 1615 he became an Anglican priest and, in 1621, was appointed the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London.
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August 27, 2018
The second in my series (3) of reviews of John Donne as read in The Complete Poetry and Selected Prose of John Donne.
This collection of his Holy Sonnets (often called the "Westmoreland sequence") contains 19 sonnets written by Donne from his conversion to Anglicanism up until his death. These are metaphysical poems that deal with divine love, death, penance, his own grievances, and obviously mystical devotion to the trinity.
I have to say that while I was not shown anything new in regards to themes with Donne I was still impressed by how could his style is. His sonnet style was influenced primarily by the Italian poet Petrarch and of course Shakespeare. My personal favorite admittedly is the one that most people will recognize, his sonnet that deals with the one theme that comes up in much of his work-death. Sonnet "Death Be Not Proud":
My next review on Donne will be The Complete Poetry and Selected Prose of John Donne itself.
This collection of his Holy Sonnets (often called the "Westmoreland sequence") contains 19 sonnets written by Donne from his conversion to Anglicanism up until his death. These are metaphysical poems that deal with divine love, death, penance, his own grievances, and obviously mystical devotion to the trinity.
I have to say that while I was not shown anything new in regards to themes with Donne I was still impressed by how could his style is. His sonnet style was influenced primarily by the Italian poet Petrarch and of course Shakespeare. My personal favorite admittedly is the one that most people will recognize, his sonnet that deals with the one theme that comes up in much of his work-death. Sonnet "Death Be Not Proud":
"Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;
For those, whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleep, which but thy picture[s] be,
Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee do go,
Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery.
Thou'rt slave to Fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,
And poppy, or charms can make us sleep as well,
And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then?
One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And Death shall be no more, Death, thou shalt die."
My next review on Donne will be The Complete Poetry and Selected Prose of John Donne itself.
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October 30, 2014
These are amazing, life-changing poems--not only the most famous ones such as the one beginning "Death be not proud", or "Batter my heart, three-person'd God" but also the less well-known ones, like the one beginning, "At the round earth's imagined corners, blow"
June 26, 2013
These are beautiful, and I will definitely listen to them again. I do think poetry should be listened to, rather than read silently. It seems to convey more that way.
September 12, 2017
Honest. Vivid. Worshipful.
November 10, 2024
These sonnets feel like you're eavesdropping on someone's intense personal prayers, where he uses metaphors like comparing God to a metalsmith who needs to "break, blow, burn, and make me new".
Even if you're not religious, the raw emotion and the way he turns abstract ideas into physical experiences will grab you.
Even if you're not religious, the raw emotion and the way he turns abstract ideas into physical experiences will grab you.
February 5, 2019
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December 9, 2023
The Holy and Unholy Sonnets Book Review
John Donne’s catalog of Holy Sonnets and Mark Jarman’s Unholy Sonnets both discuss the belief in a higher power and whether or not living a life for the Lord is crucial. While John Donne’s Holy Sonnets convey that living for the Lord is difficult, it is possible while still struggling with sin. However, Mark Jarman’s Unholy Sonnets portrays the protagonist of his sonnets as one who was a part of the church but sees it as a foolish fallacy yet desires a deep longing for understanding salvation. Through the depiction of lifestyles that seek religion, the Holy Sonnets suggest that there are numerous reasons and ways to run back to God and to change our wicked ways. At the same time, the Unholy Sonnets show the delusion of religious followers and tell why the need for a god is backed up by nonsense and inadequate portrayal of a desire for a higher power.
As the Unholy Sonnets are the contraries to the Holy Sonnets, many of the ideas found within the poems counteract each other. In which, the ideas from Unholy Sonnet 1, by Mark Jarman, oppose the ideas of Holy Sonnet 19, by John Donne. The basis for these opposing views stems from the perspective of the two authors and what they believe about God. As for Mark Jarman, his perspective comes from when he was a kid, he was a religious person but not a self-proclaimed Christian. Therefore, his views toward God were distorted. However, John Donne was born and grew up in the church. His views follow the beliefs that his life is based upon. In Unholy Sonnet 1, Mark Jarman believes that God is only good “for the problems I set” (Unholy Sonnet 1 Line 14). By this confession alone, it is evident that Mark Jarman’s perception of God is tainted. He does not see the loving, kind, and compassionate attributes found within the Lord and the goodness that comes from the problem that the Lord allows you to go through. On the other hand, John Donne welcomes battles and problems by not allowing himself to “view heaven yesterday; and today/in prayers and flattering speeches I court God” (Holy Sonnet 19 Lines 9-10). Though he does not allow himself to look towards God, due to sin and brokenness, he wants to offer his best for the Lord. Which, this signifies that John Donne seems to rejoice in his brokenness which he can then grow from it and please God by becoming a better Christian. Another way that Mark Jarman contradicts his beliefs with John Donne is when he compares God to an “oasis that sands are running towards” (Unholy Sonnet 1 line 8). Jarman writes how futile and mindless the Christian faith is. Comparing himself to a grain of sand in a desert implies that Christians are just a number to God and nothing more. Along with saying that God is at an unattainable place so we will never be able to reach Him. Once again implying that the Christian faith is meaningless and delusional. However, Donne countered this when he wrote about his “fantastic ague” (line 13). Relating his height of spiritual devotion to a sickness, Donne exclaims how invigorating it is to be a Christian and worship the true God. Through prayer and petition, John Donne praises the Lord. He was relating the faith to a more conscious and complex relationship with God.
The way that Mark Jarman and John Donne write about God in the sonnets can infer a way of growth and passion to understand the unexplainable. However, both of their approaches to this growth contrast with each other. Unholy Sonnet 9, portrays a plane crash that has an outcome of many casualties. However, while on the descent, many of the passengers are praying to a higher power. Yet, these prayers “stuck the blank face of the earth, the ocean’s face,/the rockhard, rippled face of facelessness” (Lines 13-14). As the unfortunate protagonists meet the end, they send out prayers on a whim. Asking the living God to save them yet their prayers hit all of creation but God. Through this depiction of a horrendous event, it can be assumed that Mark Jarman wanted to understand why bad things happened to good people. However, it can be inferred that Jarman had a selfish attitude towards the Lord. Conveying his dismay but adding how the prayers hit the face of facelessness. Mark Jarman had the right sense of passion to learn more about God and his ways yet had the wrong motives for it. On the contrary, John Donne took a selfless approach to understanding God. John Donne asks God for the position of Job when he exclaims, “Batter my heart, three-person’d God…/your force, to break, blow, burn and make me new” (Holy Sonnet 14 Lines 1, 4). The allusion to Job, a faithful servant of God in the face of sin, can be found within this sonnet. John Donne is praying for understanding God by the way he suffered while on the earth. It is a selfless act in which he is asking for God to let the devil have his way with him. The reason he does this is to know the pain of Christ and to get a glimpse of what he had to do. Overall, John Donne took a selfless trajectory to understanding God, while Mark Jarman took a more selfish approach.
While both John Donne’s and Mark Jarman's Holy and Unholy sonnets manifest a shared theme of reverence, the subtle expression within each work distinguishes their respective approaches to this portrayal. As for John Donne, reverence appears to be hidden within the grace and glory of God. In Holy Sonnet 12, Donne writes, “Why are we by all creatures waited on?/for us, His creatures, and His foes, hath died” (lines 1, 14). As Donne questions why the Lord provides grace and patience for His creation, it creates a sense of reverence in the reader. Portraying God in a high position of power and how humans are inferior shows a respect and healthy fear of the Lord. While similar, Mark Jarman portrays reverence in a different light. In Unholy Sonnet 4, Mark Jarman waits for “the coming of the ghost/whose flame-tongue like a blow torch” (lines 11-10). Although Jarman is referencing a ghost which could represent a higher power or God, through the allusion of a flame-tongue, he is not showing traditional reverence. Instead, he is teetering along the lines of confirming his beliefs about a God or a higher power.
In John Donne's Holy Sonnets and Mark Jarman's Unholy Sonnets, the theme of belief in a higher power and living for the Lord unfolds with striking contrasts. Donne's poems reveal the challenges of devotion, acknowledging sin but emphasizing spiritual growth through adversity. In Unholy Sonnet 1, Jarman questions the utility of God, portraying a distorted perception shaped by childhood experiences outside traditional Christianity. The poets' differing views on God's nature, from an unattainable oasis to a loving deity, focus attention on their distinct backgrounds and perspectives. Examining Unholy Sonnet 9 and Holy Sonnet 14 exposes Jarman's selfish pursuit of answers in the face of tragedy, contrasting with Donne's selfless plea for understanding through shared suffering. In the theme of reverence, Donne conceals admiration within the grace of God, while Jarman's Unholy Sonnet 4 introduces a skeptical perspective, which fluctuates on confirming beliefs. The sonnets collectively provide nuanced insights into belief, spiritual growth, and diverse expressions of reverence toward a higher power.
John Donne’s catalog of Holy Sonnets and Mark Jarman’s Unholy Sonnets both discuss the belief in a higher power and whether or not living a life for the Lord is crucial. While John Donne’s Holy Sonnets convey that living for the Lord is difficult, it is possible while still struggling with sin. However, Mark Jarman’s Unholy Sonnets portrays the protagonist of his sonnets as one who was a part of the church but sees it as a foolish fallacy yet desires a deep longing for understanding salvation. Through the depiction of lifestyles that seek religion, the Holy Sonnets suggest that there are numerous reasons and ways to run back to God and to change our wicked ways. At the same time, the Unholy Sonnets show the delusion of religious followers and tell why the need for a god is backed up by nonsense and inadequate portrayal of a desire for a higher power.
As the Unholy Sonnets are the contraries to the Holy Sonnets, many of the ideas found within the poems counteract each other. In which, the ideas from Unholy Sonnet 1, by Mark Jarman, oppose the ideas of Holy Sonnet 19, by John Donne. The basis for these opposing views stems from the perspective of the two authors and what they believe about God. As for Mark Jarman, his perspective comes from when he was a kid, he was a religious person but not a self-proclaimed Christian. Therefore, his views toward God were distorted. However, John Donne was born and grew up in the church. His views follow the beliefs that his life is based upon. In Unholy Sonnet 1, Mark Jarman believes that God is only good “for the problems I set” (Unholy Sonnet 1 Line 14). By this confession alone, it is evident that Mark Jarman’s perception of God is tainted. He does not see the loving, kind, and compassionate attributes found within the Lord and the goodness that comes from the problem that the Lord allows you to go through. On the other hand, John Donne welcomes battles and problems by not allowing himself to “view heaven yesterday; and today/in prayers and flattering speeches I court God” (Holy Sonnet 19 Lines 9-10). Though he does not allow himself to look towards God, due to sin and brokenness, he wants to offer his best for the Lord. Which, this signifies that John Donne seems to rejoice in his brokenness which he can then grow from it and please God by becoming a better Christian. Another way that Mark Jarman contradicts his beliefs with John Donne is when he compares God to an “oasis that sands are running towards” (Unholy Sonnet 1 line 8). Jarman writes how futile and mindless the Christian faith is. Comparing himself to a grain of sand in a desert implies that Christians are just a number to God and nothing more. Along with saying that God is at an unattainable place so we will never be able to reach Him. Once again implying that the Christian faith is meaningless and delusional. However, Donne countered this when he wrote about his “fantastic ague” (line 13). Relating his height of spiritual devotion to a sickness, Donne exclaims how invigorating it is to be a Christian and worship the true God. Through prayer and petition, John Donne praises the Lord. He was relating the faith to a more conscious and complex relationship with God.
The way that Mark Jarman and John Donne write about God in the sonnets can infer a way of growth and passion to understand the unexplainable. However, both of their approaches to this growth contrast with each other. Unholy Sonnet 9, portrays a plane crash that has an outcome of many casualties. However, while on the descent, many of the passengers are praying to a higher power. Yet, these prayers “stuck the blank face of the earth, the ocean’s face,/the rockhard, rippled face of facelessness” (Lines 13-14). As the unfortunate protagonists meet the end, they send out prayers on a whim. Asking the living God to save them yet their prayers hit all of creation but God. Through this depiction of a horrendous event, it can be assumed that Mark Jarman wanted to understand why bad things happened to good people. However, it can be inferred that Jarman had a selfish attitude towards the Lord. Conveying his dismay but adding how the prayers hit the face of facelessness. Mark Jarman had the right sense of passion to learn more about God and his ways yet had the wrong motives for it. On the contrary, John Donne took a selfless approach to understanding God. John Donne asks God for the position of Job when he exclaims, “Batter my heart, three-person’d God…/your force, to break, blow, burn and make me new” (Holy Sonnet 14 Lines 1, 4). The allusion to Job, a faithful servant of God in the face of sin, can be found within this sonnet. John Donne is praying for understanding God by the way he suffered while on the earth. It is a selfless act in which he is asking for God to let the devil have his way with him. The reason he does this is to know the pain of Christ and to get a glimpse of what he had to do. Overall, John Donne took a selfless trajectory to understanding God, while Mark Jarman took a more selfish approach.
While both John Donne’s and Mark Jarman's Holy and Unholy sonnets manifest a shared theme of reverence, the subtle expression within each work distinguishes their respective approaches to this portrayal. As for John Donne, reverence appears to be hidden within the grace and glory of God. In Holy Sonnet 12, Donne writes, “Why are we by all creatures waited on?/for us, His creatures, and His foes, hath died” (lines 1, 14). As Donne questions why the Lord provides grace and patience for His creation, it creates a sense of reverence in the reader. Portraying God in a high position of power and how humans are inferior shows a respect and healthy fear of the Lord. While similar, Mark Jarman portrays reverence in a different light. In Unholy Sonnet 4, Mark Jarman waits for “the coming of the ghost/whose flame-tongue like a blow torch” (lines 11-10). Although Jarman is referencing a ghost which could represent a higher power or God, through the allusion of a flame-tongue, he is not showing traditional reverence. Instead, he is teetering along the lines of confirming his beliefs about a God or a higher power.
In John Donne's Holy Sonnets and Mark Jarman's Unholy Sonnets, the theme of belief in a higher power and living for the Lord unfolds with striking contrasts. Donne's poems reveal the challenges of devotion, acknowledging sin but emphasizing spiritual growth through adversity. In Unholy Sonnet 1, Jarman questions the utility of God, portraying a distorted perception shaped by childhood experiences outside traditional Christianity. The poets' differing views on God's nature, from an unattainable oasis to a loving deity, focus attention on their distinct backgrounds and perspectives. Examining Unholy Sonnet 9 and Holy Sonnet 14 exposes Jarman's selfish pursuit of answers in the face of tragedy, contrasting with Donne's selfless plea for understanding through shared suffering. In the theme of reverence, Donne conceals admiration within the grace of God, while Jarman's Unholy Sonnet 4 introduces a skeptical perspective, which fluctuates on confirming beliefs. The sonnets collectively provide nuanced insights into belief, spiritual growth, and diverse expressions of reverence toward a higher power.
January 12, 2014
Poetry is a tricky thing for me. One cannot rush through poetry, there is a quieting of the heart that must take place to receive it, and for me that quiet place is connected with the LORD Jesus, and the Bible as His word.
But John Donne, while not an inspired writer of Scripture, captures the struggles and mysteries of the Christian life in a compelling manner. When I can savor these Sonnets, they are a blessing and refreshment. I'm glad I set aside time to read just one per sitting and think about it. It took me a few weeks to get them all in, but the discipline was well worth it. If you don't want/ have/ cannot find/ the book, you can read them (and a lot of Donne's other works) online here:
http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/do...
Highly recommended.
But John Donne, while not an inspired writer of Scripture, captures the struggles and mysteries of the Christian life in a compelling manner. When I can savor these Sonnets, they are a blessing and refreshment. I'm glad I set aside time to read just one per sitting and think about it. It took me a few weeks to get them all in, but the discipline was well worth it. If you don't want/ have/ cannot find/ the book, you can read them (and a lot of Donne's other works) online here:
http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/do...
Highly recommended.
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September 9, 2019I reread this for my Berkeley TA-ship with a Donne scholar. He made a lovely point about reading poetry as the rigorous discipline of attention and connected this focusing of attention with a Donne sermon about unifying the soul. Also, he looked at Donne's relationship to Petrarch, whose sonnets were the first poetry we covered this term, bringing the course full circle on the last official day of class. I might say rereading sonnet sequences this term helped me foster mindfulness and connection with Donne's cruel Petrarchan mistress of a God.
I originally read this for my undergrad independent study on sonnets.
I originally read this for my undergrad independent study on sonnets.
June 18, 2009
This is my best bedside book!
Actually, I don't have a copy... YET. But I will very soon!
John Donne is, under my mere point of view, the BEST English writer (at least, the best of those I have already read).
If you really want to enjoy, read this poem: "Death, be not proud"
Actually, I don't have a copy... YET. But I will very soon!
John Donne is, under my mere point of view, the BEST English writer (at least, the best of those I have already read).
If you really want to enjoy, read this poem: "Death, be not proud"
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January 1, 2015I haven't read enough poetry to make a properly informed comment on the Sonnets' artistic value, but I do know that these poems are the first to move me intensely, almost to tears. Donne exhibits an almost psalm-like profundity, to say nothing of his mastery of the metaphysical conceit.
February 6, 2017
Donne's thought-provoking "Holy Sonnets" are some of my favorite poetry. They can be confusing to read at times; but when the meaning of a sonnet suddenly "clicks," its brilliance and beauty become wonderfully apparent.
July 19, 2010
Brilliant, beautiful, and wonderful! And you must watch "Wit" with Emma Thompson after you are done reading the poems.
October 16, 2014
their average age was nineteen
March 21, 2015
I really despise Sonnet 11, but Sonnet 10 is the most beautiful and comforting sentiment.
September 5, 2015
Almost all the Donne that ends up in anthologies is very, very good. The stuff that isn't as widely published ranges from "pretty good" to "actually really bad."
June 17, 2025
I read this collection for my church's book bingo. As expected for a pastor-poet, he writes in dense, theological language. Because of that, reading felt more like an academic exercise than an emotional experience. Nonetheless, the themes which he explore are intimately relatable to any Christian who has seriously wrestled with sin, redemption, death, and resurrection.
February 6, 2019
John Donne's Holy Sonnets have been continuously in print since the 1630s. That's 380 years, give or take a few years. I highly recommend you read them. Slowly. One at a time. They are deep, provocative, difficult, and quite glorious.
October 6, 2020
Some of these have been favorites for years, but I hadn't read many of them. I love the way Donne explores and idea and then gives it a surprise turn that makes me look at it from a completely different perspective.
September 11, 2020
I loved reading his Holy Sonnets so much. They’re truly beautiful and his yearning for redemption and forgiveness upon death is both painful, yet honest and raw!!
July 3, 2023
I got to Sonnet X ("Death be not proud...") and nearly screamed with excitement, which is a fair indication of how this week is going >:)
November 22, 2023
i love you, you anxious stressed out bastard, you would've loved atheism
April 16, 2024
Real nice comma you got there, Mr. Donne. Be a shame if someone were to ;
April 7, 2025
A very difficult poetry book written in the 1600's.
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July 17, 2025I must admit, if I didn't have to study his poetry, they would be some of my favourite poems.
October 13, 2025
THOU hast made me, And shall thy worke decay?
Repaire me now, for now mine end doth haste,
I runne to death, and death meets me as fast,
And all my pleasures are like yesterday;
I dare not move my dimme eyes any way,
Despaire behind, and death before doth cast
Such terrour, and my feeble flesh doth waste
By sinne in it, which it t’wards hell doth weigh;
Onely thou art above, and when towards thee
By thy leave I can looke, I rise againe;
But our old subtle foe so tempteth me,
That not one houre my selfe I can sustaine;
Thy Grace may wing me to prevent his art,
And thou like Adamant draw mine iron heart.
Oh I shall soone despaire, when I doe see
That thou lov’st mankind well, yet wilt’not chuse me,
And Satan hates mee, yet is loth to lose mee.
But who am I, that dare dispute with thee
O God? Oh! of thine onely worthy blood,
And my teares, make a heavenly Lethean flood,
And drowne in it my sinnes black memorie;
That thou remember them, some claime as debt,
I thinke it mercy if thou wilt forget.
I AM a little world made cunningly
Of Elements, and an Angelike spright,
But black sinne hath betraid to endlesse night
My worlds both parts, and (oh) both parts must die.
You which beyond that heaven which was most high
Have found new sphears, and of new lands can write,
Powre new seas in mine eyes, that so I might
Drowne my world with my weeping earnestly,
Or wash it if it must be drown’d no more.
One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally
The Sonne of glory came downe, and was slaine,
Us whom he’had made, and Satan stolne, to unbinde.
’Twas much, that man was made like God before,
But, that God should be made like man, much more.
Thy lawes abridgement, and thy last command
Is all but love; Oh let this last Will stand!
Repaire me now, for now mine end doth haste,
I runne to death, and death meets me as fast,
And all my pleasures are like yesterday;
I dare not move my dimme eyes any way,
Despaire behind, and death before doth cast
Such terrour, and my feeble flesh doth waste
By sinne in it, which it t’wards hell doth weigh;
Onely thou art above, and when towards thee
By thy leave I can looke, I rise againe;
But our old subtle foe so tempteth me,
That not one houre my selfe I can sustaine;
Thy Grace may wing me to prevent his art,
And thou like Adamant draw mine iron heart.
Oh I shall soone despaire, when I doe see
That thou lov’st mankind well, yet wilt’not chuse me,
And Satan hates mee, yet is loth to lose mee.
But who am I, that dare dispute with thee
O God? Oh! of thine onely worthy blood,
And my teares, make a heavenly Lethean flood,
And drowne in it my sinnes black memorie;
That thou remember them, some claime as debt,
I thinke it mercy if thou wilt forget.
I AM a little world made cunningly
Of Elements, and an Angelike spright,
But black sinne hath betraid to endlesse night
My worlds both parts, and (oh) both parts must die.
You which beyond that heaven which was most high
Have found new sphears, and of new lands can write,
Powre new seas in mine eyes, that so I might
Drowne my world with my weeping earnestly,
Or wash it if it must be drown’d no more.
One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally
The Sonne of glory came downe, and was slaine,
Us whom he’had made, and Satan stolne, to unbinde.
’Twas much, that man was made like God before,
But, that God should be made like man, much more.
Thy lawes abridgement, and thy last command
Is all but love; Oh let this last Will stand!
January 4, 2018
Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not soe,
For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill mee.
From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee,
Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow,
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One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not soe,
For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill mee.
From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee,
Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow,
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.
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