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Soldier, secretary, Anglican priest, MP, father of 12, Dean of St Paul's...it's amazing that John Donne had any spare time.<br><br>But this collection of his poems shows why it is good to give work to a busy person.<br>'The Poems of John Donne' is an education and an inspiration, with his signature rhetorical style ever-present.<br><br>Through love letters, songs, epigrams, satires and memorial verse, Donne reveals a breadth of knowledge and depth of understanding of the human spirit that has hardly been surpassed.<br>This collection is perfect for fans of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope.<br><br>Born to parents who refused to reject their Roman Catholic faith, John Donne (1572-1631) defied the odds to live a remarkable life.<br>He is best known as a poet, with his works celebrated by many as the greatest of all metaphysical verse.<br>It includes sonnets, love poems, religious poems, epigrams, elegies, songs and satires.<br>Despite his Catholic background, Donne was ordained as an Anglican priest and made Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in 1621.<br>He was a Member of Parliament in 1601 and 1614.

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