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John Donne Quotes about Joy

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. . . Change is the nursery Of musicke, joy, life and eternity.

. . . Change is the nursery Of musicke, joy, life and eternity.

John Donne
Life, Change, Joy
John Donne (2012). “John Donne”, p.39, Faber & Faber

If I dream I have you, I have you, for all our joys are but fantastical.

John Donne
Dream, Joy, Ifs
'Songs and Sonnets' 'The Dream' ('Image of her whom I love')

Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven.

John Donne
Joy, Serenity, Heaven

Full nakedness! All my joys are due to thee, as souls unbodied, bodies unclothed must be, to taste whole joys.

John Donne
Joy, Soul, Body
John Donne (1993). “Selected Poems”, p.38, Courier Corporation

Enjoyment always has a spoiling, otherwise it cannot be so.

John Donne
Happiness, Joy, Enjoyment

Affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it.

John Donne
Men, Joy, Suffering
John Donne (1839). “The works of John Donne”, p.575

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