English poet and cleric, the preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets, known for his vivid and inventive use of conceits.
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent"
"Death, be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful"
"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind"
"Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies"
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent
— John Donne
Death, be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful
Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind
Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies
