Part 2

1633 195 The good-morrow 7 196-7 Song 8 197-8 Womans constancy 9 198-9 The undertaking 10 199-200 The Sunne Rising 11 200-1 The Indifferent 12 201-2 Loves Vsury 13 202-4 The Canonization 14 204-5 The triple Foole 16 205-6 Lovers infiniteness 17 206-8 Song 18 208-9 The Legacie 20 209-10 A Feaver 21 211-12 Aire and Angels 22 212 Breake of day 23 213-14 The Anniversarie 24 214-17 A Valediction: of my name, in the window 25 218-19 Twicknam garden 28 219-21 A Valediction: of the booke 29 222 Communitie 32 223-4 Loves growth 33 224-5 Loves exchange 34 226 Confined Love 36 227 The Dreame 37 228-9 A Valediction: of weeping 38 229-30 Loves Alchymie 39 230-1 The Flea 40 231-2 The Curse 41 186 The Message 43 187-8 A nocturnall upon S. Lucies day, Being the shortest day 44 189 Witchcraft by a picture 45 190-1 The Baite 46 191 The Apparition 47 192-3 The broken heart 48 193-4 A Valediction: forbidding mourning 49 277-80 The Extasie 51 280-1 Loves Deitie 54 281-2 Loves diet 55 283-5 The Will 56 285-6 The Funerall 58 286-7 The Blossome 59 288-9 The Primrose, being at Montgomery Castle, upon the hill, on which it is situate 61 289-90 The Relique 62 290-1 The Dampe 63 291-2 The Dissolution 64 292-3 A Ieat Ring sent 65 293 Negative love 66 294 The Prohibition 67 295 The Expiration 68 295 The Computation 69 302 The Paradox 69 1635 63-4 Farewell to love 70 66-7 A Lecture upon the Shadow 71 1650 264-5 Sonnet. The Token 72 391-2 He that cannot chuse but love 73

EPIGRAMS

1633 40 Hero and Leander 75 40 Pyramus and Thisbe 75 40 Niobe 75 41 A burnt ship 75 41 Fall of a wall 76 41 A lame begger 76 Westmoreland MS. Cales and Guyana 76 " MS. Sir Iohn Wingefield 76 1633 41 A selfe accuser 76 42 A licentious person 77 42 Antiquary 77 42 Disinherited 77 42 Phryne 77 42 An obscure writer 77 42 Klockius 77 43 Raderus 78 43 Mercurius Gallo-Belgicus 78 43 Ralphius 78 Westmoreland MS. The Lier 78

ELEGIES

1633 44-5 I. Iealosie 79 45-7 II. The Anagram 80 47-8 III. Change 82 49-51 IV. The Perfume 84 51-2 V. His Picture 86 53-5 VI. Oh, let mee not 87 55-6 VII. Natures lay Ideot 89 149-50 VIII. The Comparison 90 151-2 IX. The Autumnall 92 153 X. The Dreame 95 1635 89-93 XI. The Bracelet 96 1669 86-9 XII. His parting from her 100 1635 96-7 XIII. Iulia 104 98-100 XIV. A Tale of a Citizen and his Wife 105 1633 300-2 XV. The Expostulation 108 1635 269-70 XVI. On his Mistris 111 1650 388-90 XVII. Variety 113 1669 94-7 XVIII. Loves Progress 116 97-9 XIX. Going to Bed 119 Westmoreland MS. XX. Loves Warr 122

1633 166-8 HEROICALL EPISTLE: Sapho to Philænis 124

EPITHALAMIONS, OR MARRIAGE SONGS

1633 118-22 An Epithalamion, Or marriage Song on the Lady Elizabeth, and Count Palatine being married on St. Valentines day 127 123-27 Eclogue. 1613. December 26 131 127-35 Epithalamion 135 135-8 Epithalamion made at Lincolnes Inne 141

SATYRES

1633 325-8 Satyre I 145 329-32 Satyre II 149 333-6 Satyre III 154 337-45 Satyre IIII 158 346-9 Satyre V 168 1650 262-4 Vpon Mr. Thomas Coryats Crudities 172 _Coryats Crudities_ In eundem Macaronicon 174

LETTERS TO SEVERALL PERSONAGES

1633 56-9 The Storme 175 59-61 The Calme 178 61-3 To S^r Henry Wotton. Sir, more then kisses 180 72-4 To S^r Henry Goodyere. Who makes the Past 183 74-5 To M^r Rowland Woodward. Like one who 185 76-7 To S^r Henry Wootton. Here's no more newes 187 Burley MS. H: W: in Hiber: belligeranti 188 1633 77-9 To the Countesse of Bedford. Madame, Reason is 189 79-82 To the Countesse of Bedford. Madame, You have refin'd 191 82-4 To S^r Edward Herbert, at Iulyers. Man is a lumpe 193 84-7 To the Countesse of Bedford. T'have written then 195 87-90 To the Countesse of Bedford. This twilight of 198 90-3 To the Countesse of Huntingdon. Madame, Man to Gods image 201 93-4 To M^r T. W. All haile sweet Poët 203 95 To M^r T. W. Hast thee harsh verse 205 95-6 To M^r T. W. Pregnant again 206 96 To M^r T. W. At once, from 206 Westmoreland MS. To M^r R. W. Zealously my Muse 207 " MS. To M^r R. W. Muse not that by 207 1633 97 To M^r C. B. Thy friend, whom 208 Westmoreland MS. To M^r E. G. Even as lame things 208 1633 100-1 To M^r R. W. If, as mine is 209 Westmoreland MS. To M^r R. W. Kindly I envy 210 1633 98 To M^r S. B. O Thou which 211 101 To M^r I. L. Of that short 212 99-100 To M^r B. B. Is not thy sacred 212 102 To M^r I. L. Blest are your 213 104-5 To Sir H. W. at his going Ambassador to Venice 214 106-8 To M^rs M. H. Mad paper stay 216 108-10 To the Countesse of Bedford. Honour is so 218 111 To the Countesse of Bedford. Though I be dead 220 112-13 A Letter to the Lady Carey, and M^rs Essex Riche, From Amyens. Madame, Here where 221 115-18 To the Countesse of Salisbury. August. 1614 224 298-9 To the Lady Bedford. You that are she 227

AN ANATOMIE OF THE WORLD

1633 233-5 To the praise of the dead 229 235-51 The first Anniversary 231 252-5 A Funerall Elegie 245

OF THE PROGRESSE OF THE SOULE

1633 257-9 The Harbinger to the Progresse 249 260-77 The second Anniversarie 251

EPICEDES AND OBSEQUIES UPON THE DEATHS OF SUNDRY PERSONAGES

1633 154-7 Elegie upon the untimely death of the incomparable Prince Henry 267 139 To the Countesse of Bedford. _Letter introducing_ 270 140-8 Obsequies to the Lord Harrington, brother to the Lady Lucy, Countesse of Bedford 271 66-8 Elegie on the Lady Marckham 279 69-71 Elegie on M^{ris} Boulstred 282 296-8 Elegie. Death 284 52-3 Elegie on the L. C. 287 162-3 An hymne to the Saints, and to Marquesse Hamylton 288

EPITAPHS

1635 271 On himselfe 291 386-7 Omnibus 292

1633 before p. 1 INFINITATI SACRUM

Epistle 293 1-27 The Progresse of the Soule 295

DIVINE POEMS

1633 103 To E. of D. with six holy Sonnets 317 Walton's _Life of }To the Lady Magdalen Herbert: of St. Mary M^r George Herbert_} Magdalen 317

HOLY SONNETS

1633 28 _La Corona_ 318 28-9 Annunciation 319 29 Nativitie 319 30 Temple 320 30-1 Crucifying 320 31 Resurrection 321 31-2 Ascention 321 _Holy Sonnets_ 1635 331-2 I. Thou hast made me 322 1633 32 II. As due by many titles 322 1635 333 III. O might those sighes and teares 323 1633 33 IV. Oh my blacke Soule 323 1635 334 V. I am a little world 324 1633 33-4 VI. This is my playes last scene 324 34 VII. At the round earths imagin'd corners 325 1635 336 VIII. If faithfull soules be alike glorifi'd 325 1633 35 IX. If poysonous mineralls 326 35-6 X. Death be not proud 326 36 XI. Spit in my face you Jewes 327 37 XII. Why are wee by all creatures waited on? 327 37-8 XIII. What if this present were the worlds last night? 328 38 XIV. Batter my heart 328 39 XV. Wilt thou love God, as he thee! 329 39-40 XVI. Father, part of his double interest 329 Westmoreland MS. XVII. Since she whom I lov'd hath payd her last debt 330 " MS. XVIII. Show me deare Christ, thy spouse 330 " MS. XIX. Oh, to vex me, contraryes meet in one 331 1633 64-6 The Crosse 331 161-2 Resurrection, imperfect 333 168-9 The Annuntiation and Passion 334 170-1 Goodfriday, 1613. Riding Westward 336 172-85 THE LITANIE 338 1635 366-8 Vpon the translation of the Psalmes by Sir Philip Sydney, and the Countesse of Pembroke his Sister 348 368 Ode: Of our Sense of Sinne 350 369-70 To M^r Tilman after he had taken orders 351 1633 304-5 A Hymne to Christ, at the Authors last going into Germany 352 306-23 The Lamentations of Ieremy, for the most part according to Tremelius 354 1635 387-8 Hymne to God my God, in my sicknesse 368 1633 350 A Hymne to God the Father 369 Trinity College, Dublin, MS. To Christ 370

ELEGIES UPON THE AUTHOR 371

APPENDIX A

LATIN POEMS AND TRANSLATIONS

1635 278 De libro cum mutuaretur &c. 397 278 397 1650 370-1 Amicissimo, & meritissimo, Ben Jonson 398 378 To M^r George Herbert, with one of my Seals 398 379 A sheafe of Snakes used 399 385 Translated out of Gazæus 401

APPENDIX B

POEMS ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN DONNE IN THE OLD EDITIONS (1633-1669) AND THE PRINCIPAL MS. COLLECTIONS, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THEIR PROBABLE AUTHOR.

I

POEMS. Probably by Sir John Roe, Knt. 1669 130-42 To S^r Nicholas Smyth. Sleep, next society 401 1635 146-7 Satyre. Men write that love and reason disagree 406 93-5 An Elegie. Come, Fates; I feare you not 407 Hawthornden MS. An Elegie to M^{ris} Boulstred: 1602 410 Addl. MS. 10309 An Elegie. True love findes witt 412 1635 65-6 Song. Deare Love, continue 412 208-9 To Ben. Iohnson, 6 Ian. 1603 414 207-8 To Ben. Iohnson, 9. Novembris, 1603 415 209-10 To S^r Tho. Roe. 1603 416

II

1635 191-5 To the Countesse of Huntington. That unripe side of earth 417

III

1635 272 Elegie. Death be not proud 422

IV

1635 157-61 Psalme 137. Probably by Francis Davison. By Euphrates Flowry side 424

V

1635 342 On the blessed Virgin Mary. Probably by Henry Constable 427

VI

1635 372 On the Sacrament 427

VII

Stowe MS. 961 Absence. Absence, heare my protestation 428 Probably by John Hoskins.

VIII

1635 62 Song. Soules joy. Probably by the Earl of Pembroke 429 195-6 A Dialogue 430

IX

1669 17 Break of Daye. Stay, O sweet 432 Probably by John Dowlands.

APPENDIX C

Addl. MS. 25707 A Letter written by S^r H: G: and J: D: alternis vicibus 433 Addl. MS. 25707 O Frutefull Garden 434 To my Lord of Pembroke 435 Of a Lady in the Black Masque 436 Burley MS. <Life.> 437 437 438 439 440 440 <Fortune, Love, and Time.> 440 441 A Kisse 441 Epi: B: Jo: 443 Epi: Hen: Princ: Hug^o Holland 443 O'Flaherty MS. 443 Elegy. To Chast Love 445 Upon his scornefull Mistresse. Elegy 446 Lansdowne MS. 740 <Absence.> 447 447 O'Flaherty MS. <Love, if a God thou art.> 448 448 449 Song. Now y'have killd 450 Stowe MS. 961 Love, bred of glances 450 Bridgewater MS. To a Watch restored to its Mystres 451 Egerton MS. 451 Stephens MS. 452 453 To His Mistress 455 Stowe MS. 961 A Paradoxe of a Painted Face 456 Sonnett. Madam that flea 459 Addl. MS. 11811 On Black Hayre and Eyes 460 Phillipps MS. Fragment of an Elegy 462 Walton's _Compleat Angler_ <Farewel, ye guilded follies.> 465

INDEX OF FIRST LINES 469

PLATES

John Donne, from the engraving prefixed to the _Poems_, 1635 _face page_ 7

John Donne, 1613, from an engraving prefixed to the prose _Letters &c._, 1651 _face page_ 175

John Donne, from the frontispiece to _Death's Duel_, 1632 _face page_ 369

LIST OF EDITIONS REGULARLY CITED IN NOTES.

_1633_, _1635_, _1639_, _1650_, _1654_, _1669_.

Contractions: _1633-54_ i.e. All editions between and including these dates. _1633-69_ i.e. All the editions. Etc.

EDITIONS OCCASIONALLY CITED.

_1649_, in lists of editions and MSS. appended to poems first published in that edition. Textually it is identical with _1650-54_.

_1719_, Tonson's edition.

_1855_, The Boston edition of that year--cited once.

_Grosart_, A. B. Grosart's edition of 1872-3.

_Grolier_, The Grolier Club edition of Professor Norton and Mrs. Burnett, 1895.

_Chambers_, Mr. E. K. Chambers' edition of 1896.

LIST OF MS. SIGLA

_A10_ Additional MS. 10,309, British Museum. _A11_ " " 11,811, " _A18_ " " 18,646, " _A23_ " " 23,229, " _A25_ " " 25,707, " _A34_ " " 34,744, " _Ash 38_ Ashmole MS. 38, Bodleian Library. _B_ Bridgewater MS., Bridgewater House. _Bur_ Burley MS., formerly at Burley-on-the-Hill House, Rutland. _C_ Cambridge University Library MS. _Cy_ Carnaby MS., Harvard College. _D_ Dowden MS., belonging to Professor Edward Dowden. _E20_ Egerton MS. 2013, British Museum. _E22_ " " 2230, " _G_ Gosse MS. of _Metempsychosis_, belonging to Mr. Edmund Gosse. _H39_ Harleian MS. 3910, British Museum. _H40_ " " 4064, " _H49_ " " 4944, " _H51_ " " 5110, " _HN_ Hawthornden MS., Library of Society of Antiquaries, Edinburgh. _JC_ John Cave MS., belonging to Mr. Elkin Mathews. _L74_ Lansdowne MS. 740, British Museum. _L77_ " " 777, " _Lec_ Leconfield MS., at Petworth House. _M_ Monckton-Milnes MS., belonging to the Marquis of Crewe. _N_ Norton MS., Harvard College. _O'F_ O'Flaherty MS., Harvard College. _P_ Phillipps MS., belonging to Captain C. Shirley Harris. _Q_ Queen's College MS., Queen's College, Oxford. _RP31_ Rawlinson Poetical MS. 31, Bodleian Library, Oxford. _RP61_ " " " 61 " " " _S_ Stephens MS., Harvard College. _S96_ Stowe MS. 961, British Museum. _TCC_ Trinity College, Cambridge, MS. _TCD_ Trinity College, Dublin, MS. G. 2. 21. _TCD_ (II) A second collection of poems in the same MS. _W_ Westmoreland MS., belonging to Mr. Edmund Gosse.