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"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
A Poem by John Donne
No 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 manner 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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"Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions" Meditation 17
By John Donne
"No man is an island, entire of itself; everyman is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Eurpoe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were. 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..."
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