... ). For example, one of the most cited lines in all of Donne's works is about the brotherhood of man: "As not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee. . .The death of any man diminishes me" (Donne 298). The theme or main idea of "Holy Sonnet 10," which also goes under the title "Death Be Not Proud," the first line of the poem, emphasizes Donne's firm belief in the immortality of the soul. The dramatic power of the poem lies largely in ... December 16, 1959 my father died most unexpectedly at age fifty-six. It was during my first year of teaching at De La Salle Military Academy in Kansa...

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