THE RELIC by John Donne

CRITICAL APPRECIATIONThis is one of the important poems addressed to Mrs. Magdelen Herbert who was the poet’s friend and benefactor. It would be difficult to imagine as some people feel that this poem might refer to some other woman whom Donne knew in his youth. Moreover, some other poems also connected with Herbert, like The Blossom, and The Funeral, make one feel that this poem too refers to