Letters to severall persons of honour written by John Donne ... ; published by John Donne, Dr. of the civill law.
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Letters to severall persons of honour written by John Donne ... ; published by John Donne, Dr. of the civill law.
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Donne, John, 1572-1631.
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London :: Printed by J. Flesher for Richard Marriot, and are to be sold at his shop ...,
1651.
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Donne, John, 1572-1631 -- Correspondence.
Authors, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Correspondence.
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"Letters to severall persons of honour written by John Donne ... ; published by John Donne, Dr. of the civill law." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A36298.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 16, 2024.
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To the Honourable Knight Sir Robert Karre.
SIR,
I Had rather like the first best; not onely because it is cleanlier, but because it re∣flects least upon the other party, which, in all jest and earnest, in this affair, I wish avoided. If my Muse were onely out of fashion, and but wounded and maimed like Free-will in the Roman Church, I should adventure to put her to an Epithalamion. But since she is dead, like Free-will in our Church, I have not so much Muse left as to lament her losse. Perchance this busi∣nesse may produce occasions, wherein I may expresse my opinion of it, in a more serious manner. Which I speake neither up∣on any apparent conjecture, nor upon any overvaluing of my abilities, but out of a generall readinefse and alacrity to be ser∣viceable and gratefull in any kinde. In both which poor vertues of mine, none
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can pretend a more primary interest, then you may, in
Your humble and affectionate servant
J. Donne.
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