EPIGRAMS. by John Donne AN OBSCURE WRITER. Philo with twelve years' study hath been grieved To be understood ; when will he be believed? Source: Donne, John. Poems of John Donne. vol II. E. K. Chambers, ed. London, Lawrence & Bullen, 1896. 211. to Works of John Donne Site copyright ©1996-2003 Anniina Jokinen.All Rights Reserved. Created by Anniina Jokinen on January 2, 2000. Background by the kind permission of Stormi Wallpaper Boutique.