Skip to content

William Blake

Does the Eagle know what is in the pit?

Or wilt thou go ask the Mole:

Can Wisdom be put in a silver rod?

Or Love in a golden bowl?

Read full poem →

noun

One who, or that which, accelerates.

Know more →

If in his Studie he hath so much care

52 lines
John Donne·1572–1631
Antiquary. _1633-69_, _A18_, _N_, _P_, _TCC_, _TCD_, _W:_Hammon. _HN:_ _no title_, _Bur_, _Cy_, _O'F:_ Epigram. _S96_] [1 he hath so much _1633-69:_ he have such _A18_, _N_, _TC:_Hamon hath such _B_, _Cy_, _HN_ (have), _O'F_, _S96_, _W_] [2 strange _om._ _B_, _HN_, _O'F_ all _om. Bur_] _Disinherited._ Thy father all from thee, by his last Will,Gave to the poore; Thou hast good title still. [Disinherited. _1633-69:_ One disinherited. _HN:_ _no title_,_Cy_, _O'F_, _P_, _W_] [1 Will, _Ed:_ Will _1633-69_] _Phryne._ Thy flattering picture, _Phryne_, is like thee,Onely in this, that you both painted be. [Phryne. _1633-69_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC_, _TCD:_ _no title_,_O'F_] [1 like thee,] like to thee, _1650-69_] _An obscure writer._ _Philo_, with twelve yeares study, hath beene griev'dTo be understood; when will hee be beleev'd? [An obscure writer. _1633-69_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC_, _TCD:_ _notitle_, _O'F_] [1 griev'd _Ed:_ griev'd, _1633-69_] [2 To be _Ed:_ To'be _1633-69_ understood; _Ed:_ understood, _1633-69_ beleev'd?] beleev'd. _1633_] _Klockius._ _Klockius_ so deeply hath sworne, ne'r more to comeIn bawdie house, that hee dares not goe home. [Klockius. _HN:_ _no title_, _1633-69_, _Bur_, _O'F_] [1 _Klockius_] Rawlings _Bur_] [2 In bawdie] In a bawdie _HN_] _Raderus._ Why this man gelded _Martiall_ I muse,Except himselfe alone his tricks would use,As _Katherine_, for the Courts sake, put downe Stewes. [Raderus. _1633-69_, _A18_, _N_, _TCD:_ Randerus. _TCC:_Martial: castrat_us_. _W_] [1 _Martiall_ I muse, _1633-54:_ _Martiall_, I amuse, _1669_] _Mercurius Gallo-Belgicus._ Like _Esops_ fellow-slaves, O _Mercury_,Which could do all things, thy faith is; and ILike _Esops_ selfe, which nothing; I confesseI should have had more faith, if thou hadst lesse;Thy credit lost thy credit: 'Tis sinne to doe,In this case, as thou wouldst be done unto,To beleeve all: Change thy name: thou art like_Mercury_ in stealing, but lyest like a _Greeke_. [Mercurius Gallo-Belgicus. _1633-69_, _A18_, _B_, _N_, _O'F_,_S_, _TCC_, _TCD_, _W_] [8 but lyest _1633-69:_ and lyest _B_, _W_] _Ralphius._