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John Donne

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John Donne (1572 – March 31, 1631) was a Jacobean poet, satirist, lawyer and preacher/cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the founding figure of the so-called metaphysical poetry movement.


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Quote Left But I do nothing upon myself, and yet I am my own executioner. Quote Right
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Quote Left When I must shipwrack, I would do it in a sea, where mine impotencie might have some excuse; not in a sullen weedy lake, where I could not have so much as exercise for my swimming. Quote Right
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Quote Left Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadfull, for thou art not so, For, those, whom thou thinkst, thou dost overthrow, die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me. Quote Right
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Quote Left Monogamy and prostitution go together. Quote Right
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Quote Left Affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it. Quote Right
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Book: Reflection on the Important Things