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Poems of John Donne: Epicedes And Obsequies

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Donne, John

Donne, John
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Epicedes And Obsequies

Both of the above words refer to what we should describe as "elegies,"
that is, poems expressing grief at the death of a beloved person. Donne wrote
a number of such elegies besides the First Anniversary, the finest example of
which is his poem on the death of Prince Henry, who died in 1612.

Elegie On The Untimely Death Of The Incomparable Prince Henry:

The poet begins by asserting that "this Period" (the termination of the
Prince's life) is felt by both his centers (of weight and of greatness).

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