Project Gutenberg 2011-09-11 Public domain in the USA. 246 Donne, John 1572 1631 Donn, John Done, John Merrill, Charles Edmund 1877 1942 Letters to Severall Persons of Honour Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Letters to Severall Persons of Honour" by John Donne is a collection of letters written in the early 17th century. This work features a range of correspondence to various esteemed individuals, showcasing Donne's eloquence and deep reflections on topics such as love, friendship, and mortality. The letters are infused with a poetic quality, signifying Donne's literary prowess and his complex understanding of the human experience. The opening of this collection sets the tone for its introspective nature, as Donne addresses several notable figures, including ladies of honor and esteemed gentlemen. He begins with a dedication to Lady Bridget Dunch, exploring themes like the immortality of the soul and the significance of preserving a legacy through written words. Through a series of intimate letters, Donne reflects on his relationships, the emotional toll of absence, and the solace found in friendship, all while intertwining personal anecdotes with philosophical musings. This establishes a tone of heartfelt longing and intellectual inquiry that characterizes much of the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Donne, John, 1572-1631 -- Correspondence Church of England -- England -- Clergy -- Correspondence Poets, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Correspondence PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 463403 2025-08-15T08:23:50.627191 text/html 472942 2021-01-08T03:38:23 text/html 390953 2025-08-15T08:24:01.477161 application/epub+zip 395775 2025-08-15T08:23:54.337209 application/epub+zip 237441 2025-08-15T08:23:52.846183 application/epub+zip 742492 2025-08-15T08:24:07.172112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 624070 2025-08-15T08:24:00.209246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454212 2022-09-17T07:17:21.995259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393111 2025-08-15T08:23:49.345236 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 392941 2021-01-08T03:38:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 392939 2021-01-08T03:38:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21128 2025-08-15T08:24:07.317125 application/rdf+xml 20241 2025-08-15T08:23:53.377192 image/jpeg 4761 2025-08-15T08:23:53.109206 image/jpeg 147988 2021-01-08T03:38:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 282956 2021-01-08T03:38:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 147917 2021-01-08T03:38:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 364244 2025-08-15T08:23:50.670194 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia