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… Opinion | What John Donne Knew About Death Can Teach Us a Lot About Life - The New York Times. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

A certain amount of ease around death would have been in character. John Donne was honest about death and its place in the task of living, just as he insisted on joy. Both his life and his work tell us the same thing: It is only by keeping death nearby that one can truly live.