III
I have a sinne of feare, that when I have spunne
My last thred, I shall perish on the shore ;
Sweare by thy selfe, that at my death thy sonne
Shall shine as he shines now, and heretofore ;
And, having done that, Thou hast done,
I fear no more.
John Donne, from Poems (1633)
I
Wilt thou forgive that sinne where I begunne,
Which is my sin, though it were done before?
Wilt thou forgive those sinnes, through which I runne,
And do run still : though still I do deplore?
When thou hast done, thou hast not done,
For I have more.
II
Wilt thou forgive that sinne by which I'have wonne
Others to sinne ? and, made my sinne their doore ?
Wilt thou forgive that sinne which I did shunne
A yeare, or two : but wallowed in, a score ?
When thou hast done, thou hast not done,
For I have more.
