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In this poem, the author John Donne personifies death and argues that it should not be proud of its power over humans. He asserts that death does not truly kill or overthrow people, but rather liberates their souls and leads them to eternal life. The author claims death is a slave to forces outside its control like fate, chance, kings, and sickness. He also says sleep can provide as much or more pleasure than death, and that after a short sleep one will wake eternally. Therefore, death will ultimately die i
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