Born in the 1570s, John Donne was educated at Oxford and Cambridge. As Dean of St Paul''s he preached before Charles I. He also wrote satire & poetry, but is best remembered as a great writer of metaphysical poetry. This is his most famous poem.'

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John Donne, the greatest of the metaphysical poets of the seventeenth century, was educated at both Oxford and Cambridge before taking Anglican orders in 1615. From 1621 until his death ten years later he was Dean of St Paul's and frequently preached before Charles I. His sermons rank among the best of the seventeenth century, and his poems are distinguished by their erudition, passion and depth of thought.