Metaphysical & Cavalier

John Donne

1572–1631


John Donne (1572–1631) was an English poet and cleric, the foremost of the metaphysical poets.

His verse — by turns erotic, witty, and devout — moved from the love poems of his youth to the religious sonnets of his years as Dean of St Paul's.

  1. THE PROGRESSE OF THE SOULE.
  2. ANNVNCIATION.
  3. NATIVITIE.
  4. TEMPLE.
  5. CRVCIFYING.
  6. RESVRRECTION.
  7. ASCENTION.
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  19. Pyramus and Thisbe.
  20. Niobe.
  21. A burnt ship.
  22. Fall of a wall.
  23. A lame begger.
  24. A selfe accuser.
  25. A licentious person.
  26. Antiquary.
  27. Disinherited.
  28. Phryne.
  29. An obscure writer.
  30. Raderus.
  31. Mercurlus Gallo-Belgicus.
  32. Elegie II.
  33. Elegie III.
  34. Elegie IV.
  35. Elegie V.
  36. Elegie VI.
  37. Elegie VII.
  38. Elegie VIII.
  39. THE STORME.
  40. THE CALME.
  41. To Sr Henry Wotton.
  42. The Crosse.
  43. Elegie on the Lady Marckham.
  44. Elegie on Mris Boulstred.
  45. To Sr Henry Goodyere.
  46. To Mr Rowland Woodward.
  47. To Sr Henry Wootton.
  48. To the Countesse of Bedford.
  49. To the Countesse of Bedford.
  50. To Sr Edward Herbert. at Iulyers.
  51. To the Countesse of Bedford.
  52. To the Countesse of Bedford.
  53. To the Countesse of Huntingdon.
  54. To M. I. W.
  55. To M. T. W.
  56. To M. T. W.
  57. To M. C. B.
  58. To M. S. B.
  59. To M. B. B.
  60. To M. R. W.
  61. To M. I. L.
  62. To M. I. P.
  63. To E. of D. with six holy Sonnets.
  64. To Sir H. W. at his going Ambassador to Venice.
  65. To M. M. H.
  66. To the Countesse of Bedford.
  67. To the Countesse of Bedford.
  68. A Letter to the Lady Carey, and Mrs Essex Riche, From Amyens.
  69. To the Countesse of Salisbury. August. 1614.
  70. An Epithalamion, Or mariage Song on the Lady Elizabeth, and Count Palatine being married on St. Valentines day.
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  76. VII:
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  81. Epithalamion made at Lincolnes Inne.
  82. Obsequies to the Lord Harringtons brother.
  83. Elegie.
  84. Elegie.
  85. Elegie.
  86. Elegie on Prince Henry.
  87. Psalme 137.
  88. Resurrection, imperfect.
  89. An hymne to the Saints, and to Marquesse Hamylton.
  90. An Epitaph upon Shakespeare.
  91. Sapho to Philaenis.
  92. The Annuntiation and Passion.
  93. Goodfriday, 1613. Riding Westward.
  94. THE LITANIE.
  95. (untitled)
  96. A nocturnall upon S. Lucies day, Being the shortest day.
  97. Witchcraft by a picture.
  98. (untitled)
  99. The Apparition.
  100. (untitled)
  101. The good-morrow.
  102. Song.
  103. Womans constancy.
  104. (untitled)
  105. The Sunne Rising.
  106. The Indifferent.
  107. Loves Vsury.
  108. The Canonization.
  109. The triple Foole.
  110. Lovers infinitenesse.
  111. Song.
  112. The Legacie.
  113. A Feaver.
  114. Aire and Angels.
  115. Breake of day.
  116. The Anniversarie.
  117. A Valediction of my name, in the window.
  118. Twicknam garden.
  119. Valediction to his booke.
  120. (untitled)
  121. Loves growth.
  122. Loves exchange.
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  124. The Dreame.
  125. A Valediction of weeping.
  126. Loves Alchymie.
  127. The Flea.
  128. The Curse.
  129. An Anatomy of the World.
  130. A Funerall ELEGIE.
  131. OF THE PROGRESSE OF THE SOULE.
  132. The Extasie.
  133. Loves Deitie.
  134. Loves diet.
  135. The Will.
  136. The Funerall.
  137. The Blossome.
  138. The Primrose.
  139. The Relique.
  140. The Dampe.
  141. The Dissolution.
  142. A Ieat King sent
  143. Negative love.
  144. The Prohibition.
  145. The Expiration.
  146. The Computation.
  147. Elegie.
  148. Elegie to the Lady Bedford.
  149. Elegie.
  150. (untitled)
  151. A Hymne to Christ, at the Authors last going into Germany.
  152. CHAP. II.
  153. Chap. III.
  154. CAP. IV.
  155. CAP. V.
  156. Satyre II.
  157. Satyre III.
  158. Satyre IIII.
  159. Satyre V.
  160. A Hymne to God the Father:
  161. To the deceased Author, Upon the Promiscuous printing of his Poems, the Looser sort, with the Religious.
  162. On the death of Dr DONNE.
  163. On Doctor Donne, By Dr C. B. of O.
  164. An Elegie upon the incomparable Dr DONNE.
  165. An Elegie upon Dr Donne.
  166. Sonnet: Thou hast made me, and shall thy work decay
  167. Sonnet: As due by many titles, I resign
  168. Sonnet: Oh! might these sighs and tears return again
  169. Sonnet: I am a little world, made cunningly
  170. Sonnet: If faithful souls be alike glorified
  171. Absence, Hear Thou My Protestation
  172. The broken heart
  173. A Valediction: forbidding mourning
  174. Farewell to Love
  175. A Lecture upon the Shadow
  176. Sonnet. The Token
  177. Selfe Love
  178. Hero and Leander
  179. Cales and Guyana
  180. Sir Iohn Wingefield
  181. The Lier
  182. Elegie I: Iealosie
  183. Elegie XI: The Bracelet
  184. Elegie XII: His parting from her
  185. Elegie XIII: Iulia
  186. Elegie XIV: A Tale of a Citizen and his Wife
  187. Elegie XVI: On his Mistris
  188. Elegie XVII: Variety
  189. Elegie XVIII: Loves Progress
  190. Elegie XIX: Going to Bed
  191. Elegie XX: Loves Warre
  192. Eclogue. 1613. December 26
  193. Satyre I
  194. Vpon Mr. Thomas Coryats Crudities
  195. H: W: in Hiber: belligeranti
  196. To Mr R. W. (Zealously my Muse)
  197. To Mr R. W. (Muse not that by thy mind)
  198. To Mr E. G. (Even as lame things)
  199. To Mr R. W. (Kindly I envy)
  200. To the praise of the dead, and the Anatomie
  201. The Harbinger to the Progresse
  202. Epitaph on Himselfe
  203. Omnibus
  204. To the Lady Magdalen Herbert: of St. Mary Magdalen
  205. La Corona: Deigne at my hands this crown of prayer and praise
  206. Holy Sonnet: Since she whom I lov'd hath payd her last debt
  207. Holy Sonnet: Show me deare Christ, thy spouse, so bright and cleare
  208. Holy Sonnet: Oh, to vex me, contraryes meet in one
  209. Vpon the translation of the Psalmes by Sir Philip Sydney, and the Countesse of Pembroke his Sister
  210. Ode: Of our Sense of Sinne
  211. To Mr Tilman after he had taken orders
  212. The Lamentations of Ieremy: Chap. I
  213. Hymne to God my God, in my sicknesse
  214. A Sheafe of Snakes used heretofore to be my Seal
  215. Translated out of Gazæus: Vota Amico facta
  216. Break of Day

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