John Donne Quotes
All other things to their destruction draw, Only our love hath no decay.
Citations
Donne, John. "The Anniversarie." The Poems of John Donne, edited by Herbert J. C. Grierson, vol. 1, Oxford University Press, 1912, p. 24.
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John Donne was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England. Under royal patronage, he was made Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London (1621–1631). He is considered the preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His poetical works are noted for their metaphorical and sensual style and include sonnets, love poems, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, and satires. He is also known for his sermons.