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“faith” across the centuries

Related terms Include related catalogue terms in the chart (each poem counted once per era, even if it has several tags).
faithful 1 poem faithless 1 poem

Bar length = percentage of poems in that cohort whose critique surfaced this theme. Click an era to focus the poem list below (click again to show samples from all eras).

pre-1500 1 / 28 BCE 0 / 12 1500s 0 / 9 1550s 0 / 89 1600s 8 / 176 1650s 1 / 57 1700s 1 / 34 1750s 2 / 162 1800s 18 / 683 1850s 32 / 939 1900s 13 / 1115 1950s 0 / 15

Poems in 1600s · 8 with this theme Show all eras

A Hymn to God the Father
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A Hymn to God the Father

by John Donne · English

John Donne portrait

1572 - 31 March 1631 (~59)

A Hymne to God the Father
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A Hymne to God the Father

by Ben Jonson · English

Ben Jonson portrait

c. 11 June 1572 - 6 August 1637 (~65)

A Jet Ring Sent
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A Jet Ring Sent

by John Donne · English

John Donne portrait

1572 - 31 March 1631 (~59)

The Shortness of Life
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The Shortness of Life

by Francis Quarles · English

Francis Quarles portrait

8 May 1592 - 8 September 1644 (~52)

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