"One short sleep past will wake eternally And death shall be no more Death thou shalt die.












I joy, that in these straits I see my west;
More John Donne quotes
"Death be not proud though some have called Thee Mighty and dreadful for thou art not so.
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"Any man's death diminishes me because I am involved in mankind and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls it tolls for thee.
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"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.
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