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Quote#Death

She, she is dead; she’s dead; when thou know’st this

Quote byJohn Donne · 1572–1631

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: An Anatomy of the World, l. 427.

English (original)

She, she is dead; she’s dead; when thou know’st this, Thou know’st how dry a cinder this world is.

— John Donne

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