John Donne: Poems

Which quotation from “Death Be Not Proud” most clearly supports the central idea that in the religious context the author is writing about, death is only temporary?

A. Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poyson, warre, and sicknesse dwell, … B. One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die. C. For, those, whom thou think’st, thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill mee. D. Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not soe, …
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B. One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally....

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Death Be Not Proud