I long to talk with some old lover's ghost, Who died before… - John Donne

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

John Donne

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John Donne (22 January 1572 – 31 March 1631) was a Jacobean metaphysical poet. His works include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, and sermons.

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Alternative Names: Very Rev. John Donne

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I am the dust and the ashes of the temple of the Holy Ghost, and what marble is so precious? But I am more than dust and ashes: I am my best part, I am my soul.

I do nothing upon myself, and yet am mine own executioner.

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

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