The Good-Morrow Text
The Good-Morrow
By John Donne
I wonder, by my troth, what thou and I
Did, till we loved? Were we not weaned till then?
But sucked on country pleasures, childishly?
Or snorted we in the Seven Sleepers’ den?
’Twas so; but this, all pleasures fancies be.
If ever any beauty I did see,
Which I desired, and got, ’twas but a dream of thee.
And now good-morrow to our waking souls,
Which watch...
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- What are the features of Metaphysical Poetry?
- Write the summary of the poem “The Good Morrow”.
- The central idea of the poem “The Good Morrow”.
- Figures of Speech in the poem “The Good Morrow”.
- Tone and attitude of the poet in “The Good Morrow”.
- Critical appreciation of the poem “The Good Morrow”.
- For love, all love of other sights controls,
- What kind of love is shown in the poem The Good Morrow?
- Author’s position in the poem “The Good Morrow”