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ContentsAcknowledgments Short Forms of Reference for Donne's Works Abbreviations Used in the Commentary Sigla for Textual Sources Manuscripts Listed by Traditional Classification Symbols and Abbreviations Used in the Textual Apparatus General Introduction Introduction to Volume 7.1General Textual Introduction The Critical Tradition Texts and ApparatusesThe Holy SonnetsOriginal Sequence1. [Thou hast made me,] HSMade 2. [As due by many titles] HSDue 3. [O might those sighes] HSSighs 4. [Father, part of his double Interest] HSPart 5. [O my blacke Soule,] HSBlack 6. [This is my Playes last scene,] HSScene 7. [I am a litle World,] HSLittle 8. [At the round Earths Imagin'd corners] HSRound 9. [Yf poysonous Mineralls,] HSMin 10. [Yf faithfull Soules] HSSouls 11. [Death be not proud,] HSDeath 12. [Wilt thou loue God,] HSWilt Westmoreland Sequence1. [Thou hast made me,] HSMade 2. [As due by many titles] HSDue 3. [O might those sighes] HSSighs 4. [Father, part of his double interest] HSPart 5. [Oh my black Soule,] HSBlack 6. [This is my Playes last Scene,] HSScene 7. [I ame a litle World,] HSLittle 8. [At the round Earths imagind corners] HSRound 9. [If poysonous Minerals,] HSMin 10. [If faythfull Soules] HSSouls 11. [Death be not proud,] HSDeath 12. [Wilt thou love God,] HSWilt 13. [Spitt in my face] HSSpit 14. [Why ame I by all Creatures] HSWhy 15. [What yf this present] HSWhat 16. [Batter my hart,] HSBatter 17. [Since She whome I lovd,] HSShe 18. [Show me deare Christ,] HSShow 19. [Oh, to vex me,] HSVex Revised Sequence1. [As due by many titles] HSDue 2. [Oh my black Soule,] HSBlack 3. [This is my Playes last Scene,] HSScene 4. [At the round Earths imagin'd corners] HSRound 5. [If poysonous mineralls,] HSMin 6. [Death bee not proude,] HSDeath 7. [Spitt in my face] HSSpit 8. [Why are wee by all Creatures] HSWhy 9. [What if this present] HSWhat 10. [Batter my heart,] HSBatter 11. [Wilt thou loue God] HSWilt 12. [Father, part of his double interest] HSPart Lists of Copy-Texts and Emendations for the Three Sequences Textual Introductions and Apparatuses for Individual Holy Sonnets(arranged alphabetically by short forms)HSBatter HSBlack HSDeath HSDue HSLittle HSMade HSMin HSPart HSRound HSScene HSShe HSShow HSSighs HSSouls HSSpit HSVex HSWhat HSWhy HSWilt Analyses of Early Printed Copies AppendicesAppendix 1: The 1635 Sequence Appendix 2: A Note on Identifying Authorial RevisionsAmong Manuscript Variants CommentaryThe Holy SonnetsGeneral Commentary on the Holy Sonnets Dating and Order The Poet/Persona Genre and Traditions Language and Style Prosody Sacred and Profane Themes The Holy Sonnets and Other Works Commentary on Individual Holy Sonnets(arranged alphabetically by short forms)HSBatterCommentary Notes and Glosses HSBlackCommentary Notes and Glosses HSDeathCommentary Notes and Glosses HSDueCommentary Notes and Glosses HSLittleCommentary Notes and Glosses HSMadeCommentary Notes and Glosses HSMinCommentary Notes and Glosses HSPartCommentary Notes and Glosses HSRoundCommentary Notes and Glosses HSSceneCommentary Notes and Glosses HSSheCommentary Notes and Glosses HSShowCommentary Notes and Glosses HSSighsCommentary Notes and Glosses HSSoulsCommentary Notes and Glosses HSSpitCommentary Notes and Glosses HSVexCommentaryNotes and Glosses Works CitedIndex of Authors Cited in the CommentaryIndex of Writers and Historical Figures Cited in the CommentaryIndex of Other Poems and Works of Donne Cited in the CommentaryIndex of TitlesIndex of First LinesAbout the Editors