Question
English Question on A lecture upon the shadow
Notice the spelling of the following words
houres shadowes Sunne noone clearnesse behinde
The ‘e’ that was used in Donne’s period got dropped from English orthography later. Pick out the other words in the poem that have this peculiar feature.
Answer
The other words in the poem that have this peculiar feature are:
i. Thine
ii. Worke
iii. Blinde
iv. Thee