Rest and sleep.
In line five of John Donne's poem "Death Be Not Proud," death is compared to "rest and sleep," implying that death is not something to be feared and is simply a peaceful state of slumber.
John Donne is a poet, well-known for writing the poem 'Death, be not proud'.
John Donne is a poet, well-known for writing the poem 'Death, be not proud'.
Yes, John Donne had 12 children with his wife Anne More, but only five of them survived into adulthood.
Death Be Not Proud is a poem by John Donne. Its theological argument is summarized as death cannot be overcome, it is inevitable.
John Donne was born in London, England.
In Sonnet 10, John Donne is speaking to Death personified. He personifies Death as a physical entity that is unkind and menacing, while asserting his defiance and questioning Death's authority over the soul.
Sir John Donne died in 1503.
John Donne the Younger died in 1662.
John Donne was born on January 22, 1572.
John Donne was born into English-Catholic family.
John Donne was born in London, England.
John Donne - allusion to death from meditation 17