《John Donne Selected Poems》

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th intelligences; they the spheres。 

we owe them thanks; because they thus 

did us; to us; at first convey; 

yielded their senses force to us; 

nor are dross to us; but allay。 

on man heavens influence works not so; 

but that it first imprints the air ; 

for soul into the soul may flow; 

though it to body first repair。 

as our blood labours to beget 

spirits; as like souls as it can ; 

because such fingers need to knit 

that subtle knot; which makes us man ; 

so must pure lovers souls descend 

to affections; and to faculties; 

which sense may reach and apprehend; 

else a great prince in prison lies。

to our bodies turn we then; that so 

weak men on love reveald may look ; 

loves mysteries in souls do grow; 

but yet the body is his book。 

and if some lover; such as we; 

have heard this dialogue of one; 

let him still mark us; he shall see 

small change when were to bodies gone。

loves deity。

i long to talk with some old lovers 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 scorn。

but since this god produced a destiny;

and that vice…nature; custom; lets it be;

i must love her that loves not me。

sure; they which made him god; meant not so much;

nor he in his young godhead practised it。

but when an even flame two hearts did touch;

his office was indulgently to fit

actives to passives。 correspondency

only his subject was ; it cannot be

love; till i love her; who loves me。

but every modern god will now extend

his vast prerogative as far as jove。

to rage; to lust; to write to; to mend;

all is the purlieu of the god of love。

o ! were we wakend by this tyranny

to ungod this child again; it could not be

i should love her; who loves not me。

rebel and atheist too; why murmur i;

as though i felt the worst that love could do?

love might make me leave loving; or might try

a deeper plague; to make her love me too ;

which; since she loves before; im loth to see。

falsehood is worse than hate ; and that must be;

if she whom i love; should love me。

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loves diet。

to 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 upon

that which love worst endures; discretion

above one sigh a day i allowd him not; 

of which my fortune; and my faults had part ; 

and if sometimes by stealth he got 

a she sigh from my mistress heart;

and thought to feast upon that; i let him see

twas neither very sound; nor meant to me。 

if he wrung from me a tear; i brined it so 

with scorn and shame; that him it nourishd not ;

if he suckd hers; i let him know 

twas not a tear which he had got ; 

his drink was counterfeit; as was his meat ;

for eyes; which roll towards all; weep not; but sweat。

whatever he would dictate i writ that;

but burnt her letters when she writ to me ;

and if that favour made him fat;

i said; 〃if any title be

conveyd by this; ah ! what doth it avail;

to be the fortieth name in an entail?〃

thus i reclaimd my buzzard love; to fly 

at what; and when; and how; and where i choose。 

now negligent of sports i lie; 

and now; as other falconers use; 

i spring a mistress; swear; write; sigh; and weep ;

and the game killd; or lost; go talk or sleep。

the will。   

before i sigh my last gasp; let me breathe; 

great love; some legacies ; i here bequeath 

mine eyes to argus; if mine eyes can see ; 

if they be blind; then; love; i give them thee ;

my tongue to fame ; to ambassadors mine ears ;

to women; or the sea; my tears ;

thou; love; hast taught me heretofore

by making me serve her who had twenty more;

that i should give to none; but such as had too much before。

my constancy i to the planets give ;

my truth to them who at the court do live ;

my ingenuity and openness;

to jesuits ; to buffoons my pensiveness ;

my silence to any; who abroad hath been ;

my money to a capuchin :

thou; love; taughtst me; by appointing me

to love there; where no love received can be;

only to give to such as have an incapacity。

my faith i give to roman catholics ;

all my good works unto the schismatics

of amsterdam ; my best civility

and courtship to an university ;

my modesty i give to soldiers bare ;

my patience let gamesters share :

thou; love; taughtst me; by making me

love her that holds my love disparity;

only to give to those that count my gifts indignity。

i give my reputation to those

which were my friends ; mine industry to foes ;

to schoolmen i bequeath my doubtfulness ;

my sickness to physicians; or excess ;

to nature all that i in rhyme have writ ; 

and to my pany my wit :

thou; love; by making me adore

her; who begot this love in me before;

taughtst me to make; as though i gave; when i do but restore。

to him for whom the passing…bell next tolls;

i give my physic books ; my written rolls

of moral counsels i to bedlam give ;

my brazen medals unto them which live

in want of bread ; to them which pass among

all foreigners; mine english tongue :

though; love; by making me love one

who thinks her friendship a fit portion

for younger lovers; dost my gifts thus disproportion。

therefore ill give no more; but ill undo

the world by dying; because love dies too。

then all your beauties will be no more worth

than gold in mines; where none doth draw it forth ;

and all your graces no more use shall have;

than a sun…dial in a grave :

thou; love; taughtst me by making me

love her who doth neglect both me and thee;

to invent; and practise this one way; to annihilate all three。

the funeral。

whoever es to shroud me; do not harm;

nor question much;

that subtle wreath of hair; which crowns my arm ;

the mystery; the sign; you must not touch ;

for tis my outward soul;

viceroy to that; which then to heaven being gone;

will leave this to control

and keep these limbs; her provinces; from dissolution。

for if the sinewy thread my brain lets fall

through every part

can tie those parts; and make me one of all;

those hairs which upward grew; and strength and art

have from a better brain;

can better do t ; except she meant that i

by this should know my pain;

as prisoners then are manacled; when theyre condemnd to die。

whateer she meant by it; bury it with me;

for since i am

loves martyr; it might breed idolatry;

if into other hands these relics came。

as twas humility

to afford to it all that a soul can do;

so tis some bravery;

that since you would have none of me; i bury some of you。 

the blossom。

little thinkst thou; poor flower;

whom ive watchd six or seven days;

and seen thy birth; and seen what every hour

gave to thy growth; thee to this height to raise;

and now dost laugh and triumph on this bough;

little thinkst thou;

that it will freeze anon; and that i shall

to…morrow find thee fallen; or not at all。

little thinkst thou; poor heart;

that labourest yet to nestle thee;

and thinkst by hovering here to get a part

in a forbidden or forbidding tree;

and hopest her stiffness by long siege to bow;

little thinkst thou

that thou to…morrow; ere the sun doth wake;

must with the sun and me a journey take。

but thou; which lovest to be

subtle to plague thyself; wilt say;

alas ! if you must go; whats that to me?

here lies my business; and here i will stay

you go to friends; whose love and means present

various content

to your eyes; ears; and taste; and every part ;

if then your body go; what need your heart?

well then; stay here ; but know;

when thou hast stayd and done thy most;

a naked thinking heart; that makes no show;

is to a woman but a kind of ghost。

how shall she know my heart ; or having none;

know thee for one?

practice may make her know some other part ;

but take my word; she doth not know a heart。

meet me in london; then;

twenty days hence; and thou shalt see

me fresher and more fat; by being with men;

than if i had stayd still with her and thee。

for gods sake; if you can; be you so too ;

i will give you

there to another friend; whom we shall find

as glad to have my body as my mind。

the primrose; being at montgomery castle

upon the hill; on which it is situate。

upon this primrose hill; 

where; if heaven would distil 

a shower of rain; each several drop might go 

to his own primrose; and grow manna so ; 

and where their form; and their infinity 

make a terrestrial galaxy; 

as the small stars do in the sky ; 

i walk to find a true love ; and i see 

that tis not a mere woman; that is she; 

but must or more or less than woman be。

yet know i not; which flower 

i wish ; a six; or four ; 

for should my true…love less than woman be; 

she were scarce anything ; and then; should she 

be more than woman; she would get above 

all thought 
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