Digital Donne: the Online Variorum
  The 1654 Prose Letters Letter 97, cont., and Letter 98 (p.267) |
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at Spâ, which is, that I will never be any thing else, then Your very humble and affectionate servant J. Donne. To the Honourable Knight Sir Henry Goodere. Sir, Because to remain in this sort guilty in your Lordships opinion doth not one- ly defeat all my future indevours, but lay a heavyer burden upon me, of which I am more sensible, which is ingratitude to- wards your Lordship, by whose favours I have been formerly so much bound; I hope your Lordship will pardon me this care and diligence which I use to rectifie my self towards you. To which purpose I humbly beseech your Lordship, to admit thus much into your consideration, that I [CW: nei-] |
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