And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee.
every man
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;
if a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe
is the less, as well as if a promontory were,
as
well as any manner of thy friends or of thine
own were;
any man's death diminishes me,
because
I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls;
it tolls for thee.
Olde English Version
No man is an Iland, intire of itselfe;
every man
is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine;
if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea,
Europe
is the lesse, as well as if a Promontorie were,
as
well as if a Manor of thy friends or of thine
owne were;
any mans death diminishes me,
because
I am involved in Mankinde;
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee.
MEDITATION XVII
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions
John Donne
