This poem's claim that "the phoenix riddle hath more wit by us" was explained in "The Language of Paradox," an essay that closely examines it.
The speaker of this poem predicts that a future observer will praise his eyes, that "made such mirrors, and such spies, that they did all to you epitomize." It argues that "soldiers find wars, and lawyers find out still litigious men" regardless of the speaker. This poem's claim that "the phoenix riddle hath more wit by us" was explained in "The Language of Paradox," an essay that closely examines it. This poem's speaker promises that if his legend is "unfit for tombs," he'll "build in (*) sonnets pretty rooms," and tells an addressee to contemplate "the king's real, or his stamped face" rather than interrupt him. Cleanth Brooks took the title of The Well-Wrought Urn from this poem, which begins with the line, "For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me love." For 10 points, name this John Donne poem titled after a process necessary for sainthood.
The speaker of this poem predicts that a future observer will praise his eyes, that "made such mirrors, and such spies, that they did all to you epitomize.
"The Canonization"