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John Donne, bad writer? "If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of
by cfmcdonald 11y ago
John Donne, bad writer?
"If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's 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."
- angli 11y agoA 17th century writer. More importantly, a poet. Not sure how I feel about the point of the article, but this sheds no light on it - Donne's work is pretty different from modern prose. Different best practices apply.