Donne

Famous quotes containing the word donne:

    When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language.
    —John Donne (c. 1572–1631)

    O my black soul! Now thou art summoned
    By sickness, death’s herald, and champion;
    Thou art like a pilgrim, which abroad hath done
    Treason,
    —John Donne (1572–1631)

    Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime,
    Nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.
    —John Donne (c. 1572–1631)