IV. Medische Vocatur The physician is sent for
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It is too little to call man a little world, except God, man is a diminutive to nothing. Man consists of more pieces, more parts, than the world; than the world doth, nay, than the world is.
— John Donne
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is too little to call man a little world, except God, man is a diminutive to nothing. Man consists of more pieces, more parts, than the world; than the world doth, nay, than the world is." in the context of "IV. Medische Vocatur The physician is sent for" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Donne" (Quotes, Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions (1624))
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About John Donne
John Donne (22 January 1572 – 31 March 1631) was a Jacobean metaphysical poet. His works include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, and sermons.
About John Donne
John Donne (22 January 1572 – 31 March 1631) was a Jacobean metaphysical poet. His works include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, and sermons.
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