In 'A Hymn to God the Father', Donne repeatedly puns on which two words?
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Correct answer: Done and Donne
Donne uses his own name as a pun ('When Thou hast done, Thou hast not done / For I have more') to express his anxiety about sin and the need for God's continuous forgiveness. It is one of his most personal and fearful religious lyrics.
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