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Death, be not proud, though some have called thee. Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow. Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow, And soonest our best men with thee do go,
- The Apparition
The English writer and Anglican cleric John Donne is...
- The Bait
I need not their light having thee. Let others freeze with...
- An Anatomy of The World
Her death did wound and tame thee then, and then . Thou...
- Air and Angels
Love must not be, but take a body too; And therefore what...
- A Burnt Ship
The English writer and Anglican cleric John Donne is...
- The Apparition
A famous poem by John Donne that challenges death and declares its powerlessness over the soul. Read the full text, analysis, and context of this sonnet on the Academy of American Poets website.
Death Be Not Proud (1949) by John Gunther, is a memoir of his son's struggle with — and ultimately death from — a brain tumor. In the Pulitzer Prize –winning play Wit by Margaret Edson (and the film adaptation with Emma Thompson ), the sonnet plays a central role.
A devotional lyric that argues that death is powerless and nothing to fear, written by the English poet and cleric John Donne in 1609. Learn about the poem's themes, symbols, poetic devices, form, meter, rhyme scheme, and context with LitCharts.
By John Donne. ‘Death, be not Proud’ by John Donne is one of the poet’s best poems about death. It tells the listener not to fear Death as he keeps morally corrupt company and only leads to Heaven. Read Poem. PDF Guide.
“Death, be not proud” (Holy Sonnet X) Lyrics. Death be not proud, though some have called thee. Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so, For those whom thou think'st thou dost...
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Death, Be Not Proud, sonnet by John Donne, one of the 19 Holy Sonnets, published in 1633 in the first edition of Songs and Sonnets. This devotional lyric directly addresses death, raging defiantly against its perceived haughtiness. The theme, seen throughout Donne’s poetry, is that death is unable.
