Herbert J.C. Grierson, ed. (18861960). Metaphysical Lyrics & Poems of the 17th C. 1921. |
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John Donne |
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11. The Message |
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SEND home my long strayd eyes to mee, | |
Which (Oh) too long have dwelt on thee; | |
Yet since there they have learn'd such ill, | |
Such forc'd fashions, | |
And false passions, | 5 |
That they be | |
Made by thee | |
Fit for no good sight, keep them still. | |
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Send home my harmlesse heart againe, | |
Which no unworthy thought could staine; | 10 |
But if it be taught by thine | |
To make jestings | |
Of protestings, | |
And crosse both | |
Word and oath, | 15 |
Keepe it, for then 'tis none of mine. | |
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Yet send me back my heart and eyes, | |
That I may know, and see thy lyes, | |
And may laugh and joy, when thou | |
Art in anguish | 20 |
And dost languish | |
For some one | |
That will none, | |
Or prove as false as thou art now. | |
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