The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2): Edited from the Old Editions and Numerous ManuscriptsDonne, John
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The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2): Edited from the Old Editions and Numerous Manuscripts
Donne, John
English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700
Poore] _spelt_ Pore _1611-12_]
[28 peeces] peeces, _1633-69_]
[30 _1625 inserts marginal note_, Smalnesse of stature. _See
p._ 235]
[33 as _1611-21:_ _om. 1625:_ was _1633-69_]
[47 in't,] in't; _1612-21:_ in'ts, _1625_]
[48 her, here _1611_, _1612-25:_ her, here, _1633:_ her here,
_1635-69_]
[58 one. _1612-25:_ one; _1633-69_]
[64 worth] worke _1633_]
[74 expir'd, _1633-69:_ expir'd; _1611_, _1612-25_]
[75 integritie, _1633-69:_ integritie; _1611-25_]
[76 it doe _1611_, _1612-25:_ it doth _1633-69_
dye. _1611_, _1612-69_ (_spelt_ die _1633-69_): _Chambers
closes the sentence at_ 74 expir'd _and prints_ 75-7 _thus_--
Clothed in her virgin white integrity
--For marriage, though it doth not stain, doth dye--
To 'scape _&c._
]
[83 said _1611_, _1612-33:_ sad _1635-69_]
[94 tooke _1611_, _1612-25:_ tooke, _1633-69_]
[98 prefer, _1611_, _1612-25:_ prefer; _1633-69_]
OF THE PROGRESSE OF THE SOULE.
_Wherein_,
By occasion of the Religious death of
Mistris ELIZABETH DRVRY,
the incommodities of the Soule in
this life, and her exaltation in
the next, are contemplated.
* * * * *
The second Anniversary.
* * * * *
_The Harbinger to the_
PROGRESSE.
Two Soules move here, and mine (a third) must move
Paces of admiration, and of love;
Thy Soule (deare virgin) whose this tribute is,
Mov'd from this mortall Spheare to lively blisse;
And yet moves still, and still aspires to see 5
The worlds last day, thy glories full degree:
Like as those starres which thou o'r-lookest farre,
Are in their place, and yet still moved are:
No soule (whiles with the luggage of this clay
It clogged is) can follow thee halfe way; 10
Or see thy flight, which doth our thoughts outgoe
So fast, that now the lightning moves but slow:
But now thou art as high in heaven flowne
As heaven's from us; what soule besides thine owne
Can tell thy joyes, or say he can relate 15
Thy glorious Journals in that blessed state?
I envie thee (Rich soule) I envy thee,
Although I cannot yet thy glory see:
And thou (great spirit) which hers follow'd hast
So fast, as none can follow thine so fast; 20
So far, as none can follow thine so farre,
(And if this flesh did not the passage barre
Hadst caught her) let me wonder at thy flight
Which long agone hadst lost the vulgar sight,
And now mak'st proud the better eyes, that they 25
Can see thee less'ned in thine ayery way;
So while thou mak'st her soule by progresse knowne
Thou mak'st a noble progresse of thine owne,
From this worlds carkasse having mounted high
To that pure life of immortalitie; 30
Since thine aspiring thoughts themselves so raise
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