《John Donne Selected Poems》第3章


some man; his art and voice to show;
doth set and sing my pain ;
and; by delighting many; frees again
grief; which verse did restrain。
to love and grief tribute of verse belongs;
but not of such as pleases when tis read。
both are increasèd by such songs;
for both their triumphs so are published;
and i; which was two fools; do so grow three。
who are a little wise; the best fools be。
lovers infiniteness。
if yet i have not all thy love;
dear; i shall never have it all ;
i cannot breathe one other sigh; to move;
nor can intreat one other tear to fall ;
and all my treasure; which should purchase thee;
sighs; tears; and oaths; and letters i have spent ;
yet no more can be due to me;
than at the bargain made was meant。
if then thy gift of love were partial;
that some to me; some should to others fall;
dear; i shall never have thee all。
or if then thou gavest me all;
all was but all; which thou hadst then ;
but if in thy heart since there be or shall
new love created be by other men;
which have their stocks entire; and can in tears;
in sighs; in oaths; and letters; outbid me;
this new love may beget new fears;
for this love was not vowd by thee。
and yet it was; thy gift being general ;
the ground; thy heart; is mine ; what ever shall
grow there; dear; i should have it all。
yet i would not have all yet。
he that hath all can have no more ;
and since my love doth every day admit
new growth; thou shouldst have new rewards in store ;
thou canst not every day give me thy heart;
if thou canst give it; then thou never gavest it ;
loves riddles are; that though thy heart depart;
it stays at home; and thou with losing savest it ;
but we will have a way more liberal;
than changing hearts; to join them ; so we shall
be one; and one anothers all。 
song。
sweetest love; i do not go;
for weariness of thee;
nor in hope the world can show
a fitter love for me ;
but since that i
at the last must part; tis best;
thus to use myself in jest
by feigned deaths to die。
yesternight the sun went hence;
and yet is here to…day ;
he hath no desire nor sense;
nor half so short a way ;
then fear not me;
but believe that i shall make
speedier journeys; since i take
more wings and spurs than he。
o how feeble is mans power;
that if good fortune fall;
cannot add another hour;
nor a lost hour recall ;
but e bad chance;
and we join to it our strength;
and we teach it art and length;
itself oer us to advance。
when thou sighst; thou sighst not wind;
but sighst my soul away ;
when thou weepst; unkindly kind;
my lifes blood doth decay。
it cannot be
that thou lovest me as thou sayst;
if in thine my life thou waste;
that art the best of me。
let not thy divining heart
forethink me any ill ;
destiny may take thy part;
and may thy fears fulfil。
but think that we
are but turnd aside to sleep。
they who one another keep
alive; neer parted be。
the legacy。
when last i died; and; dear; i die 
as often as from thee i go; 
though it be but an hour ago
—and lovers hours be full eternity—
i can remember yet; that i 
something did say; and something did bestow ;
though i be dead; which sent me; i might be 
mine own executor; and legacy。
i heard me say; 〃tell her anon; 
that myself;〃 that is you; not i; 
〃 did kill me;〃 and when i felt me die;
i bid me send my heart; when i was gone ;
but i alas ! could there find none ;
when i had rippd; and searchd where hearts should lie;
it killd me again; that i who still was true
in life; in my last will should cozen you。
yet i found something like a heart; 
but colours it; and corners had ;
it was not good; it was not bad;
it was entire to none; and few had part ;
as good as could be made by art 
it seemd; and therefore for our loss be sad。
i meant to send that heart instead of mine; 
but o ! no man could hold it; for twas thine。
John Donne Selected Poems…4

a fever。
o ! do not die; for i shall hate
all women so; when thou art gone;
that thee i shall not celebrate;
when i remember thou wast one。
but yet thou canst not die; i know ;
to leave this world behind; is death ;
but when thou from this world wilt go;
the whole world vapours with thy breath。
or if; when thou; the worlds soul; gost;
it stay; tis but thy carcase then ;
the fairest woman; but thy ghost;
but corrupt worms; the worthiest men。
o wrangling schools; that search what fire
shall burn this world; had none the wit
unto this knowledge to aspire;
that this her feaver might be it?
and yet she cannot waste by this;
nor long bear this torturing wrong;
for more corruption needful is;
to fuel such a fever long。
these burning fits but meteors be;
whose matter in thee is soon spent ;
thy beauty; and all parts; which are thee;
are unchangeable firmament。
yet twas of my mind; seizing thee;
though it in thee cannot perséver ;
for i had rather owner be
of thee one hour; than all else ever。
air and angels。
twice or thrice had i loved thee;
before i knew thy face or name ;
so in a voice; so in a shapeless flame
angels affect us oft; and worshippd be。
still when; to where thou wert; i came;
some lovely glorious nothing did i see。
but since my soul; whose child love is;
takes limbs of flesh; and else could nothing do;
more subtle than the parent is
love must not be; but take a body too ;
and therefore what thou wert; and who;
i bid love ask; and now
that it assume thy body; i allow;
and fix itself in thy lip; eye; and brow。
whilst thus to ballast love i thought;
and so more steadily to have gone;
with wares which would sink admiration;
i saw i had loves pinnace overfraught ;
thy every hair for love to work upon
is much too much ; some fitter must be sought ;
for; nor in nothing; nor in things
extreme; and scattering bright; can love inhere ;
then as an angel face and wings
of air; not pure as it; yet pure d
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