"No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face."
"Only our love hath no decay; this, no tomorrow hath, nor yesterday, running it never runs from us away, but truly keeps his first, last, everlasting day."
Source: 'Songs and Sonnets' 'The Anniversary'
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John Donne
Poet, Cleric
John Donne was a 17th-century English poet known for his complex explorations of love, death, and spirituality, particularly in works like 'The Flea' and 'Death Be Not Proud.'
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