Digital Donne: the Online Variorum
The 1654 Prose Letters Letter 28, cont., and Letter 29 (p.82) |
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seek him at Court, to let me understand his purpose therein; for if my means may make me acceptable to the Queen and him, I should be very sorry, he should make so farre steps therein with any other, that I should fail in it, onely for not have spoke to him soon enough. It were an injury to the forwardnesse of your love to adde more, here therefore I kisse your hands, and commend to you the truth of my love. From my lodging in the Strand, Your very affectionate whither I shall return on Mun- servant and lover day, 23 June 1607. Jo. Donne. To Sr H. G. sir, You husband my time thriftily, when you command me to write by such a messenger, as can tell you more then I can write, for so he doth not onely carry the Letter, but is the Letter. But that the naming of some things, may give you occasion to ask him farther, and him to open himself unto you, give me leave to tell you, that the [CW: now] |
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