Lovers Quotes by John Donne

9 Lovers quotes by John Donne

Donne’s nine short pieces on lovers capture his timeless blend of wit and devotion. They serve as a quick literary pause for those who appreciate historic romance.

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“Dull sublunary lovers love”

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I long to talk with some old lover's ghost, Who died before the god of love was born.

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I shall die reading; since my book and a grave are so near.

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Dull sublunary lovers' love (Whose soul is sense) cannot admit Absence, because it doth remove Those things which elemented it.

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Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers…

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When I died last, and, Dear, I die As often as from thee I go Though it be but an hour ago,…

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That subtle knot which makes us man So must pure lovers souls descend T affections, and to faculties, Which sense may reach…

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Busy old fool, unruly sun, Why dost thou thus, Through windows, and through curtains, call on us? Must to thy motions lovers'seasons…

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“As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls to go, Whilst some of their sad friends do say, "The…

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That which attempts to elevate the ugly to the level of beauty becomes neither; but an obscenity.

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For I am every dead thing In whom love wrought new alchemy For his art did express A quintessence even from nothingness, From dull…

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On a huge hill, Cragged, and steep, Truth stands, and hee that will Reach her, about must, and about must goo.

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