Volume 1 — CONTENTS OF VOL. I
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1633 The Printer to the Understanders 1
1633 Hexastichon Bibliopolae 3
1635 Hexastichon ad Bibliopolam 3
1650 Dedication to the Edition of 1650 4
1650 To John Donne 5
1650 To Lucy, Countesse of Bedford, with M. Donnes Satyres 6
1650 To John Donne 6
SONGS AND SONETS
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 〈Selfe Love〉 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 Sr Henry Wotton. Sir, more then kisses 180
72-4 To Sr Henry Goodyere. Who makes the Past 183
74-5 To Mr Rowland Woodward. Like one who 185
76-7 To Sr 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 Sr 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 Mr T. W. All haile sweet Poët 203
95 To Mr T. W. Hast thee harsh verse 205
95-6 To Mr T. W. Pregnant again 206
96 To Mr T. W. At once, from 206
Westmoreland MS. To Mr R. W. Zealously my Muse 207
" MS. To Mr R. W. Muse not that by 207
1633 97 To Mr C. B. Thy friend, whom 208
Westmoreland MS. To Mr E. G. Even as lame things 208
1633 100-1 To Mr R. W. If, as mine is 209
Westmoreland MS. To Mr R. W. Kindly I envy 210
1633 98 To Mr S. B. O Thou which 211
101 To Mr I. L. Of that short 212
99-100 To Mr B. B. Is not thy sacred 212
102 To Mr I. L. Blest are your 213
104-5 To Sir H. W. at his going Ambassador to Venice 214
106-8 To Mrs 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 Mrs 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 Mris 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 Mr George Herbert To the Lady Magdalen Herbert: of St. Mary 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 Mr 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 〈Epigramma〉 397
1650 370-1 Amicissimo, & meritissimo, Ben Jonson 398
378 To Mr George Herbert, with one of my Seals 398
379 A sheafe of Snakes used 399
385 Translated out of Gazæus 400
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 Sr 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 Mris 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 Sr 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 Sr 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
〈My Love.〉 437
〈O Eyes!〉 438
〈Silence Best Praise.〉 439
〈Beauty in Little Room.〉 440
〈Loves Zodiake.〉 440
〈Fortune, Love, and Time.〉 440
〈Life a Play.〉 441
A Kisse 441
Epi: B: Jo: 443
Epi: Hen: Princ: Hugo Holland 443
O'Flaherty MS. 〈The Annuntiation. Additional Lines.〉 443
Elegy. To Chast Love 445
Upon his scornefull Mistresse. Elegy 446
Lansdowne MS. 740 〈Absence.〉 447
〈Tongue-tied Love.〉 447
O'Flaherty MS. 〈Love, if a God thou art.〉 448
〈Great Lord of Love.〉 448
〈Loves Exchange.〉 449
Song. Now y'have killd 450
Stowe MS. 961 Love, bred of glances 450
Bridgewater MS. To a Watch restored to its Mystres〈se〉 451
Egerton MS. 〈Ad Solem.〉 451
Stephens MS. 〈If She Deride.〉 452
〈Fortune Never Fails.〉 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
face pageJohn Donne, from the engraving prefixed to the Poems, 1635 7
face pageJohn Donne, 1613, from an engraving prefixed to the prose Letters &c., 1651 175
face pageJohn Donne, from the frontispiece to Death's Duel, 1632 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.
The following groups are important:—
D, H49, Lec,
and
A18, N, TC, where TC represents TCC and TCD
Note
THE