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Definition of John Donne
1. Noun. English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631).
Generic synonyms: Clergyman, Man Of The Cloth, Reverend, Poet
Derivative terms: Donnean, Donnian
Lexicographical Neighbors of John Donne
Literary usage of John Donne
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"His father, John Donne, of a Welsh family, was an ironmonger; his mother, Elizabeth,
... John Donne joined the expedition of Essex to Cadiz in June 1596. ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"John Donne (1573-1631) memory of Dr. Donne must not, cannot die, as long as men
speak English ... had John Donne made men's spirits receptive and creative. ..."
3. Studies in Literature by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1918)
"SOME SEVENTEENTH CENTURY POETS I. John Donne I WHEN Izaak Walton first published
that gem of biography, his Life of Dr. John Donne—now one in a casket of ..."
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