A Valediction of the Book by John Donne | Summary and Analysis
A Valediction of the Book by John Donne | Summary and Analysis Index A. Text B. Summary and Analysis- Line by Line C. Overall Summary D. Main Arc of Donne's Argument E. Central Message F. Speaker G. Poetic Form H. Themes I. Conceits J. Symbols K. Figures of Speech A. Text I’ll tell thee now (dear Love) what thou shalt do To anger destiny, as she doth us, How I shall stay, though she esloygne me thus And how posterity shall know it too; How thine may out-endure Sybil’s glory, and obscure Her who from Pindar could allure, And her, through whose help Lucan is not lame, And her, whose book (they say) Homer did find, and name. Study our manuscripts, those myriads Of letters, which have past twixt thee and me, Thence write our annals, and in them will be To all whom love’s subliming fire invades, Rule and example found; There, the faith of any ground No schismatic will dare to wound, That sees, how Love this grace to us affords, To make, to keep, to use, ...