...those pieces that had been loosely—God knows, too loosely —scattered in his youth, he wished that they had been abortive, or so short-lived that his own eyes had witnessed their funerals." 2 But whatever may have been the sins of his youth and early manhood, his married life shows him a...

...lightheartedness of a boy. Walton proceeds, speaking of that of which he had greater personal knowledge : — " It is a truth, that in his penitential years, viewing...shortlived that his own eyes had witnessed their funerals ; but though he was no friend to them, he was not so fallen out with heavenly poetry as to forsake...

...facetiously composed and carelessly scattered ; ' that ' in his penitential years ' Donne ' wished that they had been abortive, or so short-lived that his own eyes had witnessed their funerals ; ' that he was not, however, on that account fallen out with ' heavenly poetry,' as ' many divine...

...his choice metaphors, that both nature and all the arts joined to assist him with their utmost skill. It is a truth, that in his penitential years, viewing...short-lived that his own eyes had witnessed their funerals : but, though he was no friend to them, he was not so fallen out with heavenly poetry, as to forsake...

...worth. They were products of youth, and Walton in his incomparable narrative of Donne's life declares that, ' in his penitential years, viewing some of...his youth, he wished they had been abortive or so short lived that his own eyes had witnessed their funerals.' It is, then, doing no wrong to the poet...

...worth. They were products of youth, and Walton in his incomparable narrative of Donne's life declares that, ' in his penitential years, viewing some of...his youth, he wished they had been abortive or so short lived that his own eyes had witnessed their funerals.' It is, then, doing no wrong to the poet...

...worth. They were products of youth, and Walton in his incomparable narrative of Donne's life declares that, ' in his penitential years, viewing some of...his youth, he wished they had been abortive or so short lived that his own eyes had witnessed their funerals.' It is, then, doing no wrong to the poet...

...choice metaphors that both nature 1 and all the arts joined to assist him with their utmost skill. It is a truth, that in his penitential years, viewing...those pieces that had been loosely— God knows, too looselyscattered in his youth, he wished they had been abortive, or so short-lived that his own eyes...

...his choice metaphors that both nature and all the arts joined to assist him with their utmost skill. It is a truth, that in his penitential years, viewing...short-lived that his own eyes had witnessed their funerals: but, though he was no friend to them, he was not so fallen out with heavenly poetry as to forsake that...

...he had to wrestle through many years with thoughts and desires which he regarded as sinful. fit is years, viewing some of those pieces that had been...(God knows, too loosely) scattered in his youth, he wish't they had been abortive. or, so short liv'd that his own eyes had witnessed their funerals.'...