No Man Is An Island By John Donne – Full Text Of The Poem
NO MAN IS AN ISLAND – In this topic, we are going to read the full text of the poem No Man Is An Island written by John Donne.
As mentioned above, this poem was written by English poet John Donne.
Donne’s poetical works are described by abrupt openings and various paradoxes, ironies and dislocations.
Aside from being a poet, he was also a scholar, soldier and secretary. He was also the Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral in London until 1631.
Here is the full text of the poem uplifted from this website:
Olde English
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.
Revised Version
No man is an island
entire of itself;
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.