“Death, Be Not Proud”

John Donne “Death, Be Not Proud”

John Donne
1 Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
2 Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; 1 Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
3 For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, 2 Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;
4 Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me. 3 For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow,
5 From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, 4 Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
6 Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow, 5 From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,
7 And soonest our best men with thee do go, 6 Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow,
8 Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery. 7 And soonest our best men with thee do go,
9 Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, 8 Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery.
10 And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell; 9 Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,
11 And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well 10 And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell;
12 And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then? 11 And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well
13 One short sleep past, we wake eternally, 12 And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then?
14 And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die. 13 One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
14 And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.
Vocabulary
1) thee/thou – you fate – a power out of our control that Vocabulary
2) mighty – strong controls our lives 1) thee/thou – you fate – a power out of our control that
dreadful – scary 10) dost – do 2) mighty – strong controls our lives
art – are poison – something that kills you if you dreadful – scary 10) dost – do
3) think’st – think eat/drink it art – are poison – something that kills you if you
overthrow – defeat, destroy, bring down dwell – live 3) think’st – think eat/drink it
4) canst – can 11) poppy or charms – things that make overthrow – defeat, destroy, bring down dwell – live
5) but – only; thy – your you sleep 4) canst – can 11) poppy or charms – things that make
6) pleasure – good feelings 12) stroke – an attempt to kill 5) but – only; thy – your you sleep
8) delivery – rescue, help swell’st thou – you swell 6) pleasure – good feelings 12) stroke – an attempt to kill
9) slave – someone who must work for no 13) eternally – forever, never to die again 8) delivery – rescue, help swell’st thou – you swell
money, who belongs to someone 14) shalt – shall 9) slave – someone who must work for no 13) eternally – forever, never to die again
money, who belongs to someone 14) shalt – shall lifeless – without life level – flat
8) mocked – made fun of; (9) pedestal – stretch – move out
“Ozymandias” flat surface something’s put on
Percy Bysshe Shelley “Ozymandias”
1 I met a traveler from an antique land Percy Bysshe Shelley
2 Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone 1 I met a traveler from an antique land
3 Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand, 2 Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
4 Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown 3 Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
5 And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command 4 Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown
6 Tell that its sculptor well those passions read 5 And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
7 Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, 6 Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
8 The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed. 7 Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
9 And on the pedestal these words appear: 8 The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
10 My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: 9 And on the pedestal these words appear:
11 Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!' 10 My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
12 Nothing beside remains. Round the decay 11 Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!'
13 Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare, 12 Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
14 The lone and level sands stretch far away. 13 Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
Vocabulary 14 The lone and level sands stretch far away.
1) antique – old; (2) vast – big, large appear – are, can be seen Vocabulary
trunkless – without waist and chest of the 11) mighty – strong and powerful 1) antique – old; (2) vast – big, large appear – are, can be seen
body despair – feel lost and afraid trunkless – without waist and chest of the 11) mighty – strong and powerful
4) shattered – completely broken into small 12) remains – is still there body despair – feel lost and afraid
pieces; visage – face decay – ruins, death, slow disappearance, 4) shattered – completely broken into small 12) remains – is still there
5) wrinkled – lines in the skin from aging rot pieces; visage – face decay – ruins, death, slow disappearance,
sneer – mean half-smile of hatred 13) colossal – very large 5) wrinkled – lines in the skin from aging rot
command – authority, giving orders wreck – ruins, pieces of something sneer – mean half-smile of hatred 13) colossal – very large
6) sculptor – one who carves statues from destroyed command – authority, giving orders wreck – ruins, pieces of something
stone; passions – strong emotions boundless – having no end 6) sculptor – one who carves statues from destroyed
7) survive – live on, last bare – without anything in it stone; passions – strong emotions boundless – having no end
stamped – marked into a hard surface 14) lone – by itself 7) survive – live on, last bare – without anything in it
stamped – marked into a hard surface 14) lone – by itself
lifeless – without life level – flat
8) mocked – made fun of; (9) pedestal – stretch – move out
flat surface something’s put on