Bartleby.com: Metaphysical Lyrics & Poems of the 17th Century.: Donne to Butler

An introduction to J.C. Herbert Grierson's book, Metaphysical Lyrics & Poems of the 17th Century. This provides a good explanation of metaphysical poetry as a type, and you can access the rest of the book which is a collection of the poetry, by clicking on the Content link at the top of the page.