| Herbert J.C. Grierson, ed. (1886–1960). Metaphysical Lyrics & Poems of the 17th C. 1921. |
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| John Donne |
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| 11. The Message |
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| SEND home my long strayd eyes to mee, | |
| Which (Oh) too long have dwelt on thee; | |
| Yet since there they have learn'd such ill, | |
| Such forc'd fashions, | |
| And false passions, | 5 |
| That they be | |
| Made by thee | |
| Fit for no good sight, keep them still. | |
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| Send home my harmlesse heart againe, | |
| Which no unworthy thought could staine; | 10 |
| But if it be taught by thine | |
| To make jestings | |
| Of protestings, | |
| And crosse both | |
| Word and oath, | 15 |
| Keepe it, for then 'tis none of mine. | |
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| Yet send me back my heart and eyes, | |
| That I may know, and see thy lyes, | |
| And may laugh and joy, when thou | |
| Art in anguish | 20 |
| And dost languish | |
| For some one | |
| That will none, | |
| Or prove as false as thou art now. | |
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