Death & Dying
Hero and Leander
From Poems (Grierson, 1912)
Death & Dying
Both rob'd of aire, we both lye in one ground,
Both whom one fire had burnt, one water drownd.
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MLA
Donne, John. “Hero and Leander.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/donne/177/.
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Donne, John. “Hero and Leander.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/donne/177/.
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