A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning and The Sun Rising

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Donne directly addresses the sun and pleads for the sun to recognise the beauty of his lover and to let them be together by not rising and forcing them to get out of bed. The way that Donne talks about his lover is inspirational because he is completely in love with this one person, so much so that he cannot fault her...
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The way that Donne talks about his lover is inspirational because he is completely in love with this one person, so much so that he cannot fault her. This is what true love is and the way it is shown in this poem is as beautiful as the girl is. "if her eyes had not blinded thine" Donne is asking the sun if his lovers eyes had blinded the sun, Donne is suggesting that the sun can look at all the beauty in the whole world however his lover is more stunning than anything on earth and therefore the sun will be blinded by her beauty...
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