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Poems (1896)

Donne, John (1572-1631)

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VOL. I.
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SONGS AND SONNETS.
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VOL. II.

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I. VOL. I.

SONGS AND SONNETS.

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BREAK OF DAY.
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The attribution of this poem is questionable.

[ANOTHER OF THE SAME]

Stay, O sweet, and do not rise;
The light that shines comes from thine eyes;
The day breaks not, it is my heart,
Because that you and I must part.
Stay, or else my joys will die
And perish in their infancy.
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