The Variorum Edition of the Poetry of John Donne, Volume 7, Part 1

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Contents

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pp. ix-xiii

Acknowledgments

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pp. xiv-xvii

A great many people and institutions have generously supported the Donne Variorum project since its inception in 1981, not only by providing specific services and financial aid, but also by offering encouragement, advice, and other forms of intangible support. We wish to acknowledge here those friends, colleagues, university administrators, library staffs, research assistants, and granting agencies...

Short Forms of Reference for Donne's Works

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pp. xviii-xxiv

(In the interests of convenience and economy, we have used the following short forms throughout the Variorum commentary and the textual introductions. These forms are based on traditional headings or numberings except in cases where traditional designations are confusing, imprecise...

Abbreviations Used in the Commentary

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pp. xxv-xxxi

Sigla for Textual Sources

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pp. xxxii-xlii

Manuscripts Listed by Traditional Classification

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pp. xliii-

Symbols and Abbreviations Used in the Textual Apparatus

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pp. xliv-

General Introduction

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pp. xlv-lix

Modern interest in Donne's poetry is amply demonstrated by the appearance of some fourteen major editions of the whole or of parts of the canon in the twentieth century and by the flood of critical and scholarly commentary catalogued in various periodic checklists (including the annual bibliographies published by the Modern Language Association of America,...

Introduction to Volume 7.1

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pp. lx-cvii

In comparison to such popular genres as the Songs and Sonnets, the love elegies, and even the Epigrams, Donne's Holy Sonnets had only a limited circulation in the seventeenth century. As Figure I shows, 200 individual copies of these poems...

Texts and Apparatuses

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The Holy Sonnets

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Original Sequence

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1. [Thou hast made me,] HSMade

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2. [As due by many titles] HSDue

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pp. 5-

3. [O might those sighes] HSSighs

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pp. 6-

4. [Father, part of his double Interest] HSPart

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pp. 6-

5. O my blacke Soule,] HSBlack

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6. [This is my Playes last scene,] HSScene

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7. [I am a litle World,] HSLittle

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8. [At the round Earths Imagin'd corners] HSRound

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9. [Yf poysonous Mineralls,] HSMin

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pp. 9-

10. [Yf Faithfull Soules] HSSouls

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11. [Death be not proud,] HSDeath

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pp. 10-

12. [Wilt thou loue God,] HSWilt

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pp. 10-

Westmoreland Sequence

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pp. 11-

1.[Thou has made me,] HSMade

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2. [As due by many titles] HSDue

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3. [O might those sighes} HSSighs

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4. [Father, part of his double interest] HSPart

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5. [Oh my black Soule,] HSBlack

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6. [This is my Playes last Scene,] HSScene

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7. [I ame a litle World,] HSLittle

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8. [At the round Earths imagind corners] HSRound

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9. [If poysonous Minerals,] HSMin

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10. [If faythfull Soules] HSSouls

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11. [Death be not proud,] HSDeath

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12. [Wilt thou love God,] HSWilt

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13. [Spitt in my face] HSSpit

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14. [Why ame I by all Creatures] HSWhy

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15. [What yf this present] HSWhat

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16. [Batter my hart,] HSBatter

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17. [Since She whome I lovd,] HSShe

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18. [Show me deare Christ,] HSShow

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19. [Oh, to vex me,] HSVex

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pp. 20-

Revised Sequence

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1. [As due by many titles] HSDue

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2. {Oh my black Soule,} HSBlack

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3. [This is my Playes last Scene,] HSScene

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pp. 22-

4. [At the round Earths imagin'd corners] HSRound

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5. [If poysonous mineralls,] HSMin

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6. [Death bee not proude,] HSDeath

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7. [Spitt in my face} HSSpit

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8. [Why are wee by all Creatures] HSWhy

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9. [What if this present] HSWhat

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10. [Batter my heart,[ HSBatter

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11. [Wilt thou loue God] HSWilt

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12. [Father, part of his double interest] HSPart

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pp. 26-

Lists of Copy - Texts and Emendations for the Three Sequences

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pp. 27-30

Textual Introductions and Apparatuses for Individual Holy Sonnets (arranged alphabetically by short forms)

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pp. 31-

HSBatter

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pp. 31-34

HSBlack

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pp. 35-38

HSDeath

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pp. 39-42

HSDue

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pp. 43-46

HSLittle

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pp. 47-49

HSMade

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pp. 50-53

HSMin

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pp. 54-57

HSPart

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pp. 58-61

HSRound

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pp. 62-65

HSScene

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pp. 66-69

HSShe

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pp. 70-72

HSShow

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pp. 73-74

HSSighs

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pp. 75-77

HSSouls

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pp. 78-81

HSSpit

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pp. 82-85

HSVex

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pp. 86-87

HSWhat

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pp. 88-91

HSWhy

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pp. 92-95

HSWilt

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pp. 96-99

Analyses of Early Printed Copies

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pp. 100-101

Appendix 1: The 1635 Sequence

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pp. 102-110

Appendix 2: A Note on Identifying Authorial Revisions Among Manuscript Variants

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pp. 111-112

Commentary

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pp. 113-

The Holy Sonnets

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pp. 115-

General Commentary on the Holy Sonnets

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pp. 116-220

HSBatter

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pp. 221-275

HSBlack

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pp. 276-292

HSDeath

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pp. 293-318

HSDue

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pp. 319-332

HSLittle

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pp. 333-347

HSMade

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pp. 348-366

HSMin

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pp. 367-381

HSPart

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pp. 382-387

HSRound

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pp. 388-415

HSScene

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pp. 416-430

HSShe

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pp. 431-452

HSShow

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pp. 453-480

HSSighs

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pp. 481-489

HSSouls

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pp. 490-497

HSSpit

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pp. 498-509

HSVex

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pp. 510-524

HSWhat

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pp. 525-542

HSWhy

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pp. 543-549

HSWilt

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pp. 550-554

Works Cited

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pp. 555-587

Index of Authors Cited in the Commentary

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pp. 588-596

Index of Writers and Historical Figures Cited in the Commentary

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pp. 597-599

Index of Other Poems and Works of Donne Cited in the Commentary

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pp. 600-601

Index of Titles

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pp. 602-603

Index of First Lines

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pp. 604-

About the Editors

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pp. 605-606