"THE POEMS OF JOHN DONNE EDITED FROM THE OLD EDITIONS AND NUMEROUS MANUSCRIPTS, WITH INTRODUCTIONS & COMMENTARY, VOL. I, THE TEXT OF THE POEMS WITH APPENDIXES" BY HERBERT J. C. GRIERSON M.A., CHALMERS PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

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Donne, John, 1572-1631

Title

The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) Edited from the Old Editions and Numerous Manuscripts

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Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Lesley Halamek, Stephen Rowland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

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English

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PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700

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48688

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April 12, 2015

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE POEMS OF JOHN DONNE
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.NOTE
4. 4.CONTENTS OF VOL. I — LIST OF EDITIONS REGULARLY CITED IN NOTES. — EDITIONS OCCASIONALLY CITED. — LIST OF MS. SIGLA
5. 5.PRINTER — Hexastichon Bibliopolae. — Hexastichon ad Bibliopolam. — Dedication to the Edition of 1650. — To John Donne. — To Lucy, Countesse of Bedford , with M. Donnes Satyres. — To John Donne. — JOHN DONNE
6. 6.SONGS AND SONETS. — The good-morrow. — Song. — Womans constancy. — The undertaking. — The Sunne Rising. — The Indifferent. — Loves Vsury. — The Canonization. — The triple Foole. — Lovers infinitenesse. — Song. — The Legacie. — A Feaver. — Aire and Angels. — Breake of day. — The Anniversarie. — A Valediction: of my name, in the window. — I. — II. — III. — IIII. — V. — VI. — VII. — VIII. — IX. — X. — XI. — Twicknam garden. — A Valediction: of the booke. — Communitie. — Loves growth. — Loves exchange. — Confined Love. — The Dreame. — A Valediction: of weeping. — Loves Alchymie. — The Flea. — The Curse. — The Message. — A nocturnall upon S. Lucies day, — Witchcraft by a picture. — The Baite. — The Apparition. — The broken heart. — A Valediction: forbidding mourning. — The Extasie. — Loves Deitie. — Loves diet. — The Will. — The Funerall. — The Blossome. — The Primrose, being at Montgomery Castle, upon the hill, on which it is situate. — The Relique. — The Dampe. — The Dissolution. — A Ieat Ring Sent. — Negative love. — The Prohibition. — The Expiration. — The Computation. — The Paradox. — Farewell to Love. — A Lecture upon the Shadow. — Sonnet. The Token. — 〈 Selfe Love. 〉
7. 7.EPIGRAMS. — Hero and Leander . — Pyramus and Thisbe . — Niobe. — A burnt ship. — Fall of a wall. — A lame begger. — Cales and Guyana . — Sir Iohn Wingefield. — A selfe accuser. — A licentious person. — Antiquary. — Disinherited. — Phryne. — An obscure writer. — Klockius. — Raderus. — Mercurius Gallo-Belgicus. — Ralphius. — The Lier.
8. 8.ELEGIES. — ELEGIE I. — ELEGIE II. — ELEGIE III. — ELEGIE IV. — ELEGIE V. — ELEGIE VI. — ELEGIE VII. — ELEGIE VIII. — ELEGIE IX. — ELEGIE X. — ELEGIE XI. — ELEGIE XII. — ELEGIE XIII. — ELEGIE XIV. — ELEGIE XV. — ELEGIE XVI. — ELEGIE XVII. — ELEGIE XVIII. — ELEGIE XIX. — ELEGIE XX. — HEROICALL EPISTLE.
9. 9.EPITHALAMIONS, — I. — II. — III. — IIII. — V. — VI. — VII. — VIII. — ECCLOGUE. — EPITHALAMION. — I. — II. — III. — IIII. — V. — VI. — VII. — VIII. — IX. — X. — XI. — Epithalamion made at Lincolnes Inne.
10. 10.SATYRES. — Satyre I. — Satyre II. — Satyre III. — Satyr IIII. — Satyre V. — Vpon Mr. Thomas Coryats Crudities. — In eundem Macaronicon. — JOHN DONNE, 1613
11. 11.LETTERS TO SEVERALL PERSONAGES. — THE STORME. — THE CALME. — To S r Henry Wotton . — To S r Henry Goodyere . — To M r Rowland Woodward . — To S r Henry Wootton . — H: W: in Hiber: belligeranti. — To the Countesse of Bedford. — To the Countesse of Bedford. — To S r Edward Herbert . at Iulyers . — To the Countesse of Bedford. — To the Countesse of Bedford. — To the Countesse of Huntingdon. — To M r T. W. — To M T. W. — To M r T. W. — To M r T. W. — To M r R. W. — To M r R. W. — To M r C. B. — To M r E. G. — To M r R. W. — To M r R. W. — To M r S. B. — To M r I. L. — To M r B. B. — To M r I. L. — To Sir H. W. at his going Ambassador to Venice . — To M rs M. H. — To the Countesse of Bedford. — To the Countesse of Bedford. — A Letter to the Lady Carey, and M rs Essex Riche, From Amyens. — To the Countesse of Salisbury. August. 1614. — To the Lady Bedford.
12. 12.AN ANATOMIE OF THE WORLD . — The first Anniversary. — To the praise of the dead , — An Anatomy of the World. — A Funerall Elegie .
13. 13.OF THE PROGRESSE OF THE SOULE . — The second Anniversary. — The Harbinger to the PROGRESSE .
14. 14.OF THE PROGRESSE OF THE SOULE . — The second Anniversarie.
15. 15.EPICEDES AND OBSEQVIES Vpon The deaths of sundry Personages. — Elegie upon the untimely death of the incomparable Prince Henry. — To the Countesse of Bedford. — Obsequies to the Lord Harrington, brother to the Lady Lucy, Countesse of Bedford. — Elegie on the Lady Marckham. — Elegie on M ris Boulstred. — Elegie. Death. — Elegie on the L. C. — An hymne to the Saints, and to Marquesse Hamylton.
16. 16.EPITAPHS. EPITAPH ON HIMSELFE. — To the Countesse of Bedford. — Omnibus.
17. 17.INFINITATI SACRUM, 16. Augusti 1601. METEMPSYCHOSIS. — Epistle.
18. 18.THE PROGRESSE OF THE SOULE. — First Song. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI. — VII. — VIII. — IX. — X. — XI. — XII. — XIII. — XIV. — XV. — XVI. — XVII. — XVIII. — XIX. — XX. — XXI. — XXII. — XXIII. — XXIV. — XXV. — XXVI. — XXVII. — XXVIII. — XXIX. — XXX. — XXXI. — XXXII. — XXXIII. — XXXIV. — XXXV. — XXXVI. — XXXVII. — XXXVIII. — XXXIX. — XL. — XLI. — XLII. — XLIII. — XLIV. — XLV. — XLVI. — XLVII. — XLVIII. — XLIX. — L. — LI. — LII.
19. 19.DIVINE POEMS. — To E. of D. with six holy Sonnets. — To the Lady Magdalen Herbert: of St. Mary Magdalen.
20. 20.HOLY SONNETS. — La Corona. — Annvnciation. — Nativitie. — Temple. — Crvcifying. — Resvrrection. — Ascention. — Holy Sonnets. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI. — VII. — VIII. — IX. — X. — XI. — XII. — XIII. — XIV. — XV. — XVI. — XVII. — XVIII. — XIX. — The Crosse. — Resurrection, imperfect. — The Annuntiation and Passion. — Goodfriday , 1613. Riding Westward.
21. 21.THE LITANIE. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI. — VII. — VIII. — IX. — X. — XI. — XII. — XIII. — XIV. — XV. — XVI. — XVII. — XVIII. — XIX. — XX. — XXI. — XXII. — XXIII. — XXIV. — XXV. — XXVI. — XXVII. — XXVIII. — Vpon the translation of the Psalmes by Sir Philip Sydney , and the Countesse of Pembroke his Sister. — Ode: Of our Sense of Sinne. — To M r Tilman after he had taken orders. — A Hymne to Christ, at the Authors last going into Germany. — The Lamentations of Ieremy , for the most part according to Tremelius . — Chap. I. — Chap. II. — Chap. III. — Chap. IV. — Chap. V. — Hymne to God my God, in my sicknesse. — JOHN DONNE — A Hymne to God the Father: — I. — II. — III. — To Christ.
22. 22.ELEGIES UPON THE AUTHOR — TO THE MEMORIE OF MY EVER DESIRED FRIEND D r . Donne . — To the deceased Author, — On the death of D r Donne . — On Doctor Donne , — An Elegie upon the incomparable D r DONNE . — An Elegie upon D r Donne. — An Elegie upon the death of the Deane of Pauls, D r . Iohn Donne: — An Elegie on D r . Donne : By Sir Lucius Carie. — On D r . Donnes death: — Upon M r J. Donne , and his Poems . — In memory of Doctor Donne : By M r R. B. — Epitaph. — Epitaph upon D r . Donne , — In obitum venerabilis viri Iohannis Donne , sacræ Theologiæ Doctoris, Ecclesiæ Cathedralis Divi Pauli , nuper Decani; Illi honoris, tibi (multum mihi colende Vir) observantiæ ergo Hæc ego . — Elegie on D. D. — On D r John Donne , late Deane of S. Paules , London .
23. 23.APPENDIX A. LATIN POEMS AND TRANSLATIONS — De Libro Cvm Mvtv aretur Impresso; Domi à pueris frustatim lacerato; et post reddito Manuscripto. Doctissimo Amicissimoque v. D. D. Andrews. — 〈Epigramma〉 — Amicissimo, & meritissimo Ben. Jonson . In Vulponem. — To M r George Herbert , with one of my Seal〈s〉, of the Anchor and Christ. — Translated out of Gazæus , Vota Amico facta . fol. 160.
24. 24.APPENDIX B. POEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN DONNE IN THE OLD EDITIONS AND THE PRINCIPAL MS. COLLECTIONS, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THEIR PROBABLE AUTHORS. — I. POEMS PROBABLY BY SIR JOHN ROE, KNT. To S r Nicholas Smyth. — Satyre. — AN ELEGIE. — An Elegie to M ris Boulstred : 1602. — An Elegie. — Song. — To Ben. Iohnson , 6 Ian. 1603. — To Ben. Iohnson , 9. Novembris , 1603. — To S r Tho. Roe 1603. — II. To the Countesse of Huntington. — III. Elegie. — IV. Psalme 137 . — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI. — VII. — VIII. — IX. — X. — XI. — V. On the blessed Virgin Mary. — VI. On the Sacrament. — VII. Absence. — VIII. Song. — A Dialogue. — IX. Break of Daye.
25. 25.APPENDIX C. A SELECTION OF POEMS WHICH FREQUENTLY ACCOMPANY POEMS BY JOHN DONNE IN MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS OR HAVE BEEN ASCRIBED TO DONNE BY MODERN EDITORS. — I. POEMS FROM ADDITIONAL MS. 25707. A Letter written by S r H: G: and J: D: alternis vicibus. — O Frutefull Garden. — To my Lord of Pembroke. — Of a Lady in the Black Masque. — II. POEMS FROM THE BURLEY MS. 〈 Life. 〉 — 〈 My Love. 〉 — 〈 O Eyes! 〉 — 〈 Silence Best Praise. 〉 — 〈 Beauty in Little Room. 〉 — 〈 Loves Zodiake. 〉 — 〈 Fortune, Love, and Time. 〉 — 〈 Life a Play. 〉 — A Kisse. — Epi: B: Jo: — Epi: Hen: Princ: Hug o Holland. — III. POEMS FROM VARIOUS MSS. 〈 The Annuntiation. Additional Lines. 〉 — Elegy. To Chast Love. — Upon his scornefull Mistresse. Elegy. — 〈 Absence. 〉 — 〈 Tongue-tied Love. 〉 — 〈 Love, if a God thou art. 〉 — 〈 Great Lord of Love. 〉 — 〈 Loves Exchange. 〉 — Song. — 2. — Love, bred of glances. — To a Watch restored to its Mystres. — 〈 Ad Solem. 〉 — 〈 If She Deride. 〉 — 〈 Fortune Never Fails. 〉 — To His Mistress. — A Paradoxe of a Painted Face. — Sonnett. — On Black Hayre and Eyes. — Fragment of an Elegy. — 〈 Farewel, ye guilded follies. 〉
26. 26.INDEX OF FIRST LINES. — Transcriber's Note:

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