Tuesday, June 7, 2016

"For whom the bell tolls"


"For whom the bell tolls"

by John Donne

Photo credit: http://routeduvin.typepad.com/photos/bookcovers/forwhomthebelltolls.html



No man is an island,
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of thine own
Or of thine friend's were.
Each man's death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.

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