The Metaphysical Poets

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Helen Gardner
Penguin, 1967 - Poetry - 309 pages
With their intricate arguments, startling conceits and dazzling wit, the seventeenth-century poets who became known as ‘metaphysical’ brought a new ingenuity and energy to English verse. John Donne’s poems are some of the most passionate and profound to b

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Contents

V
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VI
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VIII
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X
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XI
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XIII
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XIV
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XVI
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CXXIV
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CXXV
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CXXVI
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CXXIX
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CXXXI
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CXXXII
164
CXXXIV
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CXXXV
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XVII
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XVIII
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XX
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XXII
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XXIII
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XXIV
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XXV
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XXVII
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XXVIII
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XXIX
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XXX
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XXXII
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XXXIII
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XXXIV
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XXXV
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XXXVI
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XXXVII
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XXXVIII
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XXXIX
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XL
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XLI
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XLII
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XLIII
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XLIV
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XLV
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XLVI
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XLVIII
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L
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LI
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LIII
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LIV
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LV
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LVI
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LVII
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LVIII
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LIX
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LXI
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LXII
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LXIII
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LXIV
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LXV
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LXVI
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LXVIII
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LXIX
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LXX
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LXXI
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LXXII
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LXXV
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LXXVI
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LXXVII
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LXXIX
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LXXX
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LXXXII
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LXXXIII
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LXXXIV
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LXXXVI
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LXXXVII
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LXXXVIII
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XC
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XCI
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XCII
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XCIV
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XCV
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XCVI
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XCVII
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XCVIII
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XCIX
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C
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CI
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CIII
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CIV
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CV
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CVI
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CVII
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CVIII
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CIX
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CXI
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CXIII
148
CXV
150
CXVI
151
CXVII
152
CXVIII
153
CXIX
154
CXX
155
CXXI
157
CXXII
158
CXXXVI
167
CXXXIX
168
CXL
169
CXLI
170
CXLII
174
CXLIII
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CXLIV
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CXLVI
177
CXLVIII
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CXLIX
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CLI
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CLIII
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CLIV
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CLVI
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CLVIII
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CLX
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CLXI
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CLXII
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CLXIII
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CLXIV
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CLXV
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CLXVI
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CLXVIII
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CLXIX
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CLXX
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CLXXI
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CLXXII
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CLXXIII
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CLXXIV
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CLXXVI
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CLXXVII
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CLXXVIII
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CLXXIX
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CLXXX
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CLXXXI
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CLXXXII
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CLXXXIII
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CLXXXIV
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CLXXXV
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CLXXXVI
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CLXXXVII
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CLXXXVIII
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CLXXXIX
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CXC
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CXCI
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CXCII
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CXCIII
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CXCV
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CXCVI
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CXCVIII
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CXCIX
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CC
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CCI
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CCII
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CCIII
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CCIV
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CCV
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CCVII
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CCVIII
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CCX
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CCXI
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CCXII
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CCXIII
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CCXIV
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CCXV
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CCXVI
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CCXVIII
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CCXIX
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CCXX
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CCXXI
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CCXXII
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CCXXIII
291
CCXXIV
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CCXXV
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CCXXVII
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CCXXIX
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CCXXX
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CCXXXI
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CCXXXII
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CCXXXIII
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CCXXXIV
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CCXXXV
305
CCXXXVI
306
CCXXXVII
324
CCXXXVIII
330
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