John Donne

John Donne

Summary

Portrait of John Donne John Donne,  The Curse

“ And then yield unto all that are his foes;
⁠May he be scorn'd by one, whom all else scorn,
⁠Forswear to others, what to her he hath sworn,
⁠With fear of missing, shame of getting, torn.
Madness his sorrow, gout his cramps, may he
Make, by but thinking who hath made him such;
⁠And may he feel no touch
⁠Of conscience, but of fame, and be
Anguish'd, not that 'twas sin, but that 'twas she;
⁠Or may he for her virtue reverence
⁠One that hates him only for impotence,
⁠And equal traitors be she and his sense.
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