Digital Donne: the Online Variorum
The 1654 Prose Letters Letter 38, cont., and Letter 39 (p.116) |
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read it not till Michaelmas, was told you at Micham, 15. August. 1607. To my most worthy friend Sir Henry Goodere. sir, Because evennesse conduces as much to strength and firmnesse as greatnesse doth, I would not discontinue my course of writing. It is a sacrifice, which though friends need not, friendship doth; which hath in it so much divinity, that as we must be ever equally disposed inwardly so to doe or suffer for it, so we must sepose some certain times for the outward service there- of, though it be but formall and testimoni- all: that time to me towards you is Tuesday, and my Temple, the Rose in Smith-field. If I were by your appointment your Refe- rendarie for news, I should write but short Letters, because the times are barren. The low Countries, which used to be the Mart of news for this season, suffering also, or ra- ther enjoying a vacation. Since therefore I [CW: am] |
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