Monday, November 29, 2004
Comma
Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so,
For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee,
Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee doe goe,
Rest of their bones, and soules deliverie.
Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poyson, warre, and sicknesse dwell,
And poppie, or charmes can make us sleepe as well,
And better then thy stroake; why swell'st thou then?
One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally,
And death shall be no more, death thou shalt die.
--John Donne
Quotes of Da Moment:
"Is death the last sleep? No--it is the last and final awakening."
--Sir Walter Scott
"While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet him behind the veil."
--John Taylor
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so,
For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee,
Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee doe goe,
Rest of their bones, and soules deliverie.
Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poyson, warre, and sicknesse dwell,
And poppie, or charmes can make us sleepe as well,
And better then thy stroake; why swell'st thou then?
One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally,
And death shall be no more, death thou shalt die.
--John Donne
Quotes of Da Moment:
"Is death the last sleep? No--it is the last and final awakening."
--Sir Walter Scott
"While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet him behind the veil."
--John Taylor
# posted by Andrew Johnson : 11/29/2004 09:14:00 PM 
