Death Be Not Proud - John Donne
"Death Be Not Proud" is the first line and title of one of John Donne's six Holy Sonnets.
'Death Be Not Proud' - Text
“Divine Sonnet X” is a well-known religious poem by John Donne. You'll probably recognize the poem by part of the first line: "DEATH be not proud..."
Death Be Not Proud - John Donne
Read "Death be not Proud," by John Donne.
Taking Leave ... in Literature
Literature doesn't always have happy endings ... sometimes the stories end in death, or in some other loss.