Love
Fall of a wall.
Love
Under an undermin'd, and shot-bruis'd wall
A too-bold Captaine perish'd by the fall,
Whose brave misfortune, happiest men envi'd,
That had a towne for tombe, his bones to hide.
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Donne, John. “Fall of a wall.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/donne/21/.
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Donne, John. “Fall of a wall.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/donne/21/.
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