Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.

John Donne

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Topic

Beauty fades Beauty Fading love Love

Author

John Donne

Source

Elegy II: The Anagram Elegies (John Donne)

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1631 1630s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Donne, John. "Elegy II: The Anagram." Elegies, edited by E. K. Chambers. Lawrence & Bullen, 1896, I. 27.

Current Citation

Donne, John. "Elegy: The Anagram." Selected Poems. Penguin Classics, 2007, I. 27.

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Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 2, poem 8.

Current Citation

Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by Victor Watts. Penguin Classics, 1999, bk. 2, poem 8.

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But miserable most, to love unloved?
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A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Source
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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