John Donne
John Donne
John Donnewas an English poet and a cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are noted for their strong, sensual style and include sonnets, love poems, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor, especially compared to that of his contemporaries. Donne's style is characterised by abrupt openings and various paradoxes, ironies and dislocations...
art women searchers
Women are like the arts, forced unto none, Open to all searchers, unprized, if unknown.
integrity angel men
Men are sponges, which, to pour out, receive; Who know false play, rather than lose, deceive. For in best understandings sin began, Angels sinn'd first, then devils, and then man. Only perchance beasts sin not ; wretched we Are beasts in all but white integrity.
doing-good lost communion
I count all that part of my life lost which I spent not in communion with God, or in doing good.
angel whining chamber
I throw myself down in my chamber, and I call and invite God and his angels thither...
angel blow earth
At the round earth's imagined corners, blow your trumpets, angels.
book men world
The world is a great volume, and man the index of that book; even in the body of man, you may turn to the whole world.
art unique mathematics
A mathematical point is the most indivisble and unique thing which art can present.
love sweet art
Love was as subtly caught, as a disease; But being got it is a treasure sweet, which to defend is harder than to get: And ought not be profaned on either part, for though 'Tis got by chance, 'Tis kept by art.
retirement farewell lasts
When I died last, and, Dear, I die As often as from thee I go Though it be but an hour ago, And lovers' hours be full eternity.
peace men judging
Contemplative and bookish men must of necessity be more quarrelsome than others, because they contend not about matter of fact, nor can determine their controversies by any certain witnesses, nor judges. But as long as they go towards peace, that is Truth, it is no matter which way.
angel voice flames
So in a voice, so in a shapeless flame, Angels affect us often.
world dies
My world's both parts, and 'o! Both parts must die.
sleep calling may
Keep us, Lord, so awake in the duties of our calling that we may sleep in thy peace and wake in thy glory.
suffering psalms
The Psalms foretell what I, what any shall do and suffer and say.