Of the many poems in Donne’s Songs and Sonnets, this is the only one written from the point of view and in the voice of the female beloved. Lyrical, pragmatic, accusatory, and poignant, this poem demonstrates Donne’s self-awareness as he imagines the charges his beloved could bring against him.
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you go boy!!
please forward the poem to my sweetheart asap ( i don’t know how )
address to: sweet_dreamer@rambler.ru
you’ll have a friend for life and an invite to the marriage