Love

A burnt ship.

by John Donne 1572–1631

Love

Out of a fired ship, which, by no way
But drowning, could be rescued from the flame,
Some men leap'd forth, and ever as they came
Neere the foes ships, did by their shot decay;
So all were lost, which in the ship were found,
They in the sea being burnt, they in the burnt ship drown'd.

MLA

Donne, John. “A burnt ship.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/donne/20/.

Chicago

Donne, John. “A burnt ship.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/donne/20/.

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