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Donne, John (1572-1631)
Leading English poet of the Metaphysical school and dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, London (1621-31). Donne is often considered the greatest love poet in the English language. He is also noted for his religious verse and treatises and for his sermons, which rank among the best of the 17th century.
Select Texts:

• Pseudo-martyr. 1610.
• Ignatius his conclaue. 1611.
• An anatomy of the vvorld. 1611.
• The first anniuersarie. 1612.
• A sermon vpon the XX. verse of the V. chapter of the booke of Ivdges. 1622.
• A sermon vpon the XV. verse of the XX. chapter of the booke of Ivdges. 1622.
• A sermon vpon the viii. verse of the I. chapter of the Acts of the Apostles. 1622.
• Enc. 1623.
• Three sermons vpon speciall occasions. 1623.
• Devotions vpon emergent occasions and seuerall steps in my sicknes. 1624.
• A sermon, preached to the Kings Mtie. at Whitehall, 24 Febr. 1625. 1626.
• A sermon of commemoration of the Lady Da[n]uers. 1627.
• Deaths duell, or, A consolation to the soule, against the dying life, and liuing death of the body. 1632.
• Iuuenilia: or Certaine paradoxes and problemes, written by I. 1633.
• Poems, by J.D. VVith elegies on the authors death. 1633.
• Two sermons preached before King Charles, upon the xxvi verse of the first chapter of Genesis. By Dr. Donne Dean of Pauls. 1634.
• LXXX sermons preached by that learned and reverend divine, Iohn Donne, Dr in Divinity, late Deane of the cathedrall church of S. Pauls London. 1640.
• Biathanatos. 1644.