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Mr. Tom Posted 17 years ago
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Need I look upon a death's head in a ring, that have...
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Could you please explain the meaning of this to me?
Need I look upon a death's head in a ring, that have one in my face?
Thanks,
Tom
Could you please explain the meaning of this to me?
Need I look upon a death's head in a ring, that have one in my face?
Thanks,
Tom
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I'll be interested to know this as well, since it doesn't make much sense to me now!
- I'll be interested to know this as well, since it doesn't make much sense to me now!
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I'll be interested to know this as well, since it doesn't make much sense to me now!
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You can try this link http://www.anglicanlibrary.org/donne/devotions/devotions16.htm
Your sentence is given in a context but I still can't figure it out.
Your sentence is given in a context but I still can't figure it out.
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The skull (and cross bones) is a symbol of death. It is "death's head".
The author, like everyone else, has a skull in (behind, within) his face. The face, being flesh and not bone, decays after death, leaving only the skull.
The author asks if he really needs to be reminded by the tolling (ring) of funeral bells that he will die some day when his own skull is reminder enough.
The author, like everyone else, has a skull in (behind, within) his face. The face, being flesh and not bone, decays after death, leaving only the skull.
The author asks if he really needs to be reminded by the tolling (ring) of funeral bells that he will die some day when his own skull is reminder enough.
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