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Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions

by John Donne

First published
1624
Pages
184
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Read by TriciaG, Fr. Richard Zeile of Detroit, Andrew Coleman and others · 5 h 59 min · 24 parts

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  1. 00 - Dedication

    2:36

  2. 01 - Devotion 1

    13:04

  3. 02 - Devotion 2

    12:01

  4. 03 - Devotion 3

    16:57

  5. 04 - Devotion 4

    17:41

  6. 05 - Devotion 5

    16:41

  7. 06 - Devotion 6

    18:01

  8. 07 - Devotion 7

    20:11

  9. 08 - Devotion 8

    16:26

  10. 09 - Devotion 9

    16:05

  11. 10 - Devotion 10

    15:25

  12. 11 - Devotion 11

    18:48

  13. 12 - Devotion 12

    15:59

  14. 13 - Devotion 13

    10:25

  15. 14 - Devotion 14

    19:35

  16. 15 - Devotion 15

    14:03

  17. 16 - Devotion 16

    11:37

  18. 17 - Devotion 17

    13:00

  19. 18 - Devotion 18

    15:22

  20. 19 - Devotion 19

    18:24

  21. 20 - Devotion 20

    13:09

  22. 21 - Devotion 21

    15:03

  23. 22 - Devotion 22

    12:27

  24. 23 - Devotion 23

    16:21

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In late 1623 John Donne fell ill during a London outbreak of spotted or relapsing fever, and in December, while recovering, he set it down in prose. The result is twenty-three sections, matching the days of the illness, moving from the first symptoms through the doctors' consultations and the tolling of a nearby funeral bell to the fear of relapse. Each is built in three parts: a meditation on the human condition, an expostulation that argues with God, and a prayer. Meditation 17 gave English two of its most quoted lines, "No man is an island" and "never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee." This edition also carries Death's Duel, the sermon Donne preached five weeks before his own death in 1631. Sickness has rarely been watched this closely, or written this well.

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John Donne

John Donne (1572–1631) was an English poet and preacher, the leading figure of the metaphysical school, known for love lyrics and religious verse packed with startling conceits and hard argument.

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First published
1624
Reading time
About 5 hours
Pages
184
Language
English
Formats
PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
Audio read by
TriciaG, Fr. Richard Zeile of Detroit, Andrew Coleman and others