Death, be not proud

1. The first words of a sonnet by John Donne. The poet asserts that death is a feeble enemy and concludes with these lines: “One short sleep past, we wake eternally / And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.”

Example Sentences

I also loved “The Human Comedy,” by William Saroyan and remember being so moved by “Death Be Not Proud,” by John Gunther.

From New York Times

This meant that I loved both “Death Be Not Proud” and “The Secret Garden,” among many other titles.

From New York Times

I kept thinking of poet John Donne’s famous line: “Death, be not proud. ”

From Washington Post

A composer who valued light, a 33-year-old Stucky here starkly demanded that “Death be not proud.”

From Los Angeles Times

They possess a fire and theatrical immediacy that leap from the page: “For God’s sake hold your tongue, and let me love. . . . License my roving hands. . . . Death be not proud.”

From Washington Post