Digital Donne: the Online Variorum
  The 1654 Prose Letters Letter 101, cont., and Letter 102 (p.274) |
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tained in your memorie, impute to your owne Vertues, which have wrought so much upon Your humble servant John Donne. To the Honourable Knight, Sir Robert Karre. Sir, I make account that it is a day of great distribution of Honours at Court: I would not therefore lose my part, and in- crease therein; since very Letter admitted by you from mee, is a new stone in my best building, which is, my roome in your ser- vice: so much you adde to me, everie time you give me leave thus to kisse your hands. But, Sir, everie addition preimagins a bee- ing, and the time of my beeing and Cre- ation is not yet come: which I am sure you will advance; because else I am no competent Subject of your favours, and additions. I know, by your forbearing [CW: to] |
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