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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 We are all conceived in close prison; in our mothers wombs, we are close prisoners all; when we are born, we are born but to the liberty of the house; prisoners still, though within larger walls; and then all our life is but a going out to the place of execution, to death. Quote Right
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Quote Left Monogamy and prostitution go together. Quote Right
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Quote Left God employs several translators; some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by war, some by justice. Quote Right
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Quote Left Let us love nobly, and live, and add again years and years unto years, till we attain to write threescore: this is the second of our reign. Quote Right
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Quote Left But I do nothing upon myself, and yet I am mine own Executioner. Quote Right
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Book: Reflection on the Important Things