Excerpt from The Poetical Works of Dr. John Donne, Dean of St. Paul's, London, Vol. 1: Containing His Satires and Epithalamions
Longer a known; than mow wnts do me, And'whlch no' afl'e' Ion praise enough can give; To t thy langus, e, le'ters, arts, best Info, Which might With half mankmd mamtam a wife; All which I mean to prune, and yet I would.
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Despite his great education and poetic talents, he lived in poverty for several years, relying heavily on wealthy friends. In 1615 he became an Anglican priest and, in 1621, was appointed the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London.... Show more