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What did John Donne mean when he said "Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it

07-29-2008, 05:25 PM

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What did John Donne mean when he said "Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it

tolls for thee"? Why was there a bell tolling in the first place? And why would it have to toll "for" someone? When I hear a bell tolling, I presume it's to inform people of the time.

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