Did John Donne say “For whom the bell tolls”?
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Did John Donne say “For whom the bell tolls”?
Found with small differences. Found almost word for word in works attributed to John Donne. Compare with the original below.
Perchance he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill, as that he knows not it tolls for him; and perchance I may think myself so much better than I am, as that they who are about me, and see my state, may have caused it to toll for me, and I know not that. The church is Catholic, universal, so are all her actions; all that she does belongs to all. When she baptizes a child, that action concerns me;
Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions; Together with Death's Duel — John Donne, ¶607 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #23772 · source
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