Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Duel: Together With Death's Duel - Softcover

Donne, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1602065438 ISBN 13: 9781602065437

Verlag: Cosimo Classics, 2007

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Book by Donne John

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WHAT will not kill a man if a vapour will? How great an elephant, how small a mouse destroys! To die by a bullet is the soldier's daily bread; but few men die by hail-shot. A man is more worth than to be sold for single money; a life to be valued above a trifle. If this were a violent shaking of the air by thunder or by cannon, in that case the air is condensed above the thickness of water, of water baked into ice, almost petrified, almost made stone, and no wonder that kills; but that which is but a vapour, and a vapour not forced but breathed, should kill, that our nurse should overlay us, and air that nourishes us should destroy us, but that it is a half atheism to murmur against Nature, who is God's immediate commissioner, who would not think himself miserable to be put into the hands of Nature.

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This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare’s finesse to Oscar Wilde’s wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim’s Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library.

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• Verlag: Cosimo Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1602065438
• ISBN 13: 9781602065437
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 244