He also wrote a series of nineteen sonnets which include "Death, be not proud" and "Batter my heart, three
This writer asked "hast thou since / Purpled thy nail in blood of innocence?" in "The Flea", which was published in his early Songs and Sonnets. Another of his works begins "As virtuous men pass mildly away", and compares "our two souls" to the two arms of a compass. He also wrote a series of nineteen sonnets which include "Death, be not proud" and "Batter my heart, three person'd god". For 10 points, name this metaphysical poet of the Holy Sonnets and "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning".
This writer asked "hast thou since / Purpled thy nail in blood of innocence?
John {Donne}