With Donne, whose muse on dromedary trots,
Wreathe iron pokers into true-love knots;
Rhyme's sturdy cripple, fancy's maze and clue,
Wit's forge and fire-blast, meaning's press and screw.
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ON DONNE'S POETRY · Samuel Taylor Coleridge · Poetry Cove