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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 Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls. For, thus friends absent speak. Quote Right
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Quote Left 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 Quote Right
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Quote Left Love all love of other sights controls, And makes one little room an everywhere. Quote Right
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Quote Left Sweare by thy selfe, that at my death thy Sonne Shall shine as he shines now, and heretofore;... Quote Right
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Quote Left Reason is our soul's left hand, faith her right, by these we reach divinity. Quote Right
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Book: Shattered Sighs