‘No Man is an Island’ |
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No man is an island entire of itself; every man | |
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; | |
if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe | |
is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as | |
well as any manner of thy friends or of thine | |
own were; any man’s death diminishes me, | |
because I am involved in mankind. | |
And therefore never send to know for whom | |
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. | |
Olde English Version | |
No man is an Iland, intire of itselfe; every man | |
is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; | |
if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe | |
is the lesse, as well as if a Promontorie were, as | |
well as if a Manor of thy friends or of thine | |
owne were; any mans death diminishes me, | |
because I am involved in Mankinde; | |
And therefore never send to know for whom | |
the bell tolls; It tolls for thee. | |
— John Donne | |
MEDITATION XVII | |
Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | What You’ll Find |
I Know I’m One | |
2020 | Voting Has Consequences |
We Will Get There! | |
2019 | Mutually Exclusive |
2018 | Basic Rights |
2017 | Thoughtful Attitudes |
Surprise!! | |
2016 | The Bell Tolls |
2015 | It Is What It Is |
2014 | What Have You Learned (Gently) Lately? |
Orange October (I) | |
2013 | Ignore The Man Behind The Curtain |
For A Time | |
2012 | What Are Your True Measurements |
2011 | What It Is All About |
2010 | The Magnificent Seven |
Giants Fever!! | |
Archive for October 3rd, 2016
The Bell Tolls
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