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

“One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally, And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.”

John Donne (spoken by The speaker)

Holy Sonnet X: "Death, be not proud", Lines 13-14 (Grierson 1912, original spelling)

Portrait of John Donne

The closing couplet grounds the whole argument in the resurrection and ends with the paradox of Death's own death.

Citation: "One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally, And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die." — John Donne, Holy Sonnet X: "Death, be not proud", Lines 13-14 (Grierson 1912, original spelling). (id death-be-not-proud-q5)

Virtues: Hope, Faith

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

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