Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)
1500s
Death Be Not Proud – a poem by John Donne
John Donne (1572-1631)
Sonnet #18 by William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
A Vision upon the Fairy Queen by Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618)
To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time–Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
John Donne–Meditation XVII
John Donne was an English poet born in 1572. He died in 1631. Donne has had a major influence on many generations of poets especially of the metaphysical variety.