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Fall Of A Wall -- A poem by John Donne.

Under an undermined
And shot-bruised wall
A too-bold captain
Perish'd by the fall,

Whose brave misfortune
Happiest men envied,
That had a town for tomb,
His bones to hide.

About the poem - Fall of a Wall is one of John Donne's most famous epigrams, braised with satire on the follies of human society.

About the poet - John Donne (19 June 1572 -- 31 March 1631) was an English poet, satirist, lawyer. He is considered as the representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are noted for their strong, sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor, especially compared to that of his contemporaries.

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