| John Donne (1572–1631). The Poems of John Donne. 1896. | | | | Songs and Sonnets | | The Message |
| | | SEND home my long stray’d eyes to me, | |
| Which, O! too long have dwelt on thee; | |
| Yet since 1 there they have learn’d such ill, | |
| Such forced 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 harmless heart again, | |
| Which no unworthy thought could stain; | 10 |
| But if it be taught by thine | |
| To make jestings | |
| Of protestings, | |
| And break both | |
| Word and oath, | 15 |
| Keep it, for then ’tis 2 none of mine. | |
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| Yet send me back my heart and eyes, | |
| That I may know, and see thy lies, | |
| 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. 3 | |
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