The lines 'No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent' appear in which work by Donne?
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Correct answer: Meditation XVII
These lines are part of Donne's prose work 'Devotions upon Emergent Occasions'. He reflects on the interconnectedness of humanity, famously noting that when a church bell tolls for one person's death, it tolls for all.
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