Love
An obscure writer.
Love
Philo, with twelve yeares study, hath beene griev'd,
To'be understood, when will hee be beleev'd.
Klockius so deeply hath sworne, ne'r more to come
In bawdie house, that hee dares not goe home.
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Donne, John. “An obscure writer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/donne/28/.
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Donne, John. “An obscure writer.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/donne/28/.
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