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One short sleep past, we wake eternally, And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt… — John Donne

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One short sleep past, we wake eternally, And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.

John Donne
Songs and Sonnets · 1631
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Topic
The afterlife
Medium
Poem
Time
1631
Person
John Donne
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Current citation
Donne, John. "Holy Sonnet X." Selected Poems. Penguin Classics, 2007, I. 13.
Original citation
Donne, John. "Sonnet X." Songs and Sonnets. London, 1633, I. 13.

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