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“Poor intricated soul! Riddling, perplexed, labyrinthical soul!”

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John Donne was a renowned 17th-century English poet, known for his profound religious and philosophical reflections. His poetry style was unique, blending the elegance of the Renaissance with the passion of the Reformation. more

“Who ever comes to shroud me, do not harm Nor question much That subtle wreath of hair, which crowns my arm; The mystery, the sign you must not touch, For 'tis my outward soul, Viceroy to that, which then to heaven being gone, Will leave this to control, And keep these limbs, her provinces, from dissolution.”

Soul Heaven Gone Mystery Hair Arms Harm Subtle Crowns Limbs Provinces Dissolution Shrouds Wreaths

Author:John Donne

“From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, Much pleasure, then from thee much more, must flow, And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery.”

Men Soul Sleep Pleasure Flow Bones Thee Delivery Rest And Sleep

Author:John Donne

“At the round earth's imagined corners, blow Your trumpets, angels, and arise, arise From death, you numberless infinities Of souls **** All whom war, dearth, age, agues, tyrannies, Despair, law, chance, hath slain.”

War Soul Age Earth Law Chance Despair Angel Rounds Blow Corners Tyranny Arise Infinity Trumpets Round Earth

Book:John Donne Holy Sonnets: with an introduction by John Daniel Thieme

Source: John Donne Holy Sonnets: with an introduction by John Daniel Thieme

“These things shall be! A loftier race Than e'er the world hath known shall rise, With flame of freedom in their souls, And light of knowledge in their eyes.”

World Soul Light Eye Race Known Flames

Author:John Addington Symonds

“The Woman-Soul leadeth us upward and on!”

Soul Women

Book:Faust, a tragedy

Source: Faust, a tragedy

“Cover that bosom that I must not see: souls are wounded by such things.”

Soul Wounded Bosoms

Author:Moliere

“It may be glorious to write Thoughts that shall glad the two or three High souls, like those far stars that come in sight Once in a century.”

Writing May Two Soul Three Stars Century Sight Glad Glorious

Book:The poetical works of James Russell Lowell

Source: The poetical works of James Russell Lowell

“Not only around our infancy Doth heaven with all its splendors lie; Daily, with souls that cringe and plot, We Sinais climb and know it not.”

Knows Soul Lying Heaven Climbs Plot Splendor Infancy Cringe Sinai

Book:The poetical works of James Russell Lowell

Source: The poetical works of James Russell Lowell

“Earth's biggest country 's gut her soul, An' risen up earth's greatest nation.”

Soul Country Earth Nations Guts Risen

Book:Delphi Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell (Illustrated)

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