Poetry & Verse
Holy Sonnet III: O Might Those Sighs And Tears Return Again
By John DonneSource: John Donne - PoetryDB (Public Domain)Short99 words
O might those sighs and tears return again Into my breast and eyes, which I have spent, That I might in this holy discontent Mourn...
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O might those sighs and tears return again Into my breast and eyes, which I have spent, That I might in this holy discontent Mourn with some fruit, as I have mourned in vain; In mine Idolatry what showers of rain Mine eyes did waste! what griefs my heart did rent! That sufferance was my sin; now I repent; 'Cause I did suffer I must suffer pain.…
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