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Quotation from Holy Sonnet X: "Death, be not proud" by John Donne

“Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not soe”

John Donne (spoken by The speaker)

Holy Sonnet X: "Death, be not proud", Lines 1-2 (Grierson 1912, original spelling)

Portrait of John Donne

The opening apostrophe challenges Death's reputation for power in the poem's first breath.

Citation: "Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not soe" — John Donne, Holy Sonnet X: "Death, be not proud", Lines 1-2 (Grierson 1912, original spelling). (id death-be-not-proud-q1)

Portrait: John Donne (copy after an original of 1616), After Isaac Oliver, Public domain.

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