Saturday, September 17, 2011

No Man is an Island (John Donne)

No man is an island,
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
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 thine own
Or of thine friend's were.
Each man's death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee

John Donne (1624)

2 comments:

  1. Caro Alcipe
    Esta de que Nenhum Homem é uma Ilha traz água no bico...
    Mas parece, infelizmente, que há excepções. Há homens que são uma Ilha!

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  2. Também há ilhas que são um Homem, ás vezes Adamastor que neutraliza mas ...

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