“Verse hath a middle nature: heaven keeps souls, The grave keeps bodies, verse the fame enrols.”
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Famous John Donne Quotes
“Man hath weaved out a net, and this net throwne upon the Heavens, and now they are his own.”
Source: Selected Poetry
“Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven.”
Source: The Works of John Donne: With a Memoir of His Life
“The heavens rejoice in motion, why should I Abjure my so much loved variety.”
Source: Delphi Complete Poetical Works of John Donne (Illustrated)
“In heaven it is always autumn.”
Source: John Donne: The Major Works
Source: John Donne's Sermons on the Psalms and Gospels: With a Selection of Prayers and Meditations
“The rich have no more of the kingdom of heaven than they have purchased of the poor by their alms.”
Source: The works of John Donne. With a memoir by H. Alford