Elegy XIX: To His Mistress Going to Bed
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"Elegy XIX: To His Mistress Going to Bed" is a poem written by metaphysical poet John Donne. Elegy XIX: To His Mistress Going to Bed was refused a license for publishing in Donne's posthumous collection, "Poems", in 1663, but was printed in an anthology, "The Harmony of the Muses" in 1654. "Elegy XIX: To His Mistress Going to Bed" is classified as one of Donne's love poems. Several poetic conventions, such as the blazon, metaphysical conceit, Neoplatonism and allusion, are used by Donne in his work.
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