occasions occasions occasions steps prose work english poet church_of_england published covers death rebirth concept sickness visit god reflecting internal written december recovered unknown illness believed fever having come close death described illness suffered thoughts recovery near super human speed concentration registered january published soon seven printed works attributed printed lifetime divided parts consisting sub sections called meditation prayer sections ordered covering thoughts reflections single day illness famously 17th devotion meditation includes phrases man man island bell tolls work considered similar 17th century writing generally particularly academics identified political strands running work advice young background born january elder wealthy wife elizabeth father death instead prepared enter trade trained gentleman scholar family money father hire private taught grammar rhetoric mathematics history foreign languages elizabeth soon remarried wealthy doctor ensuring family remained comfortable result despite son portraying early poetry outsider refused accept gentleman study hart hall oxford private education eventually saw study lincoln inn occupied time history poetry theology humane learning languages lincoln inn began writing poetry looking life sign minor defined november fell seriously ill london scene spotted fever hit victims unexpectedly left conscious physically helpless disease suffered known writers suggested likely culprit writings subject reference multiple diseases writing studies english literature suggests exacerbated suffered childhood opinion age illness reflected state internal constituted visit god despite ordered rest insisted pen paper given wrote impressions disease recovery december occasions published prose works seven printed works acknowledged authorship written near super human speed concentration work registered january published year albeit rarely title occasions steps contents structurally consists ordered sections representing length days illness contains meditation describes stage illness containing reaction stage finally prayer makes peace disease editions published 17th century book opens latin preface titled sections long line preface followed english translation latin argues lines constitute poem disputes arguing customary wit drama imagination instead represents writing argues constitute poem mere table contents latin lines play english translations contain nuanced meaning found english better represents sections refer following begin section taken isolated way follows pattern states element illness treatment expands statement develop theme closer god famous meditation begins statement bell thou die statement title expanded concludes aware bell saying bell tolls ill tolls better state caused toll know expanded bell matter concern man man continent maine bee washed away sea europe friends death involved send know bell tolls tolls thee original spelling argues dies right use death long considering treasure writes man carry treasure wedge gold coined treasure treasure nature money use nearer nearer home heaven man sick death lie gold use bell tells applies gold consideration danger secure making god death individual bell treasure buried value given makes good use refers work specifically christian doctrine describes knowledge gold silver involved christian purposes appropriated properly twisting idea arguing death individual learn understand properly style meaning example 17th century writing compared professor literature considered effect sequel context 17th century writing uses demonstrate view writings public private serving vehicles diagnosis spiritual sources argued title signifies growth spirit physical ordeal draws works writing studies draws parallels style exercises set structured mental exercises designed bring individual closer understanding god number literary approached politically themed particular identifies arguing highly actually publish works merely let friends actively resisted publication normally publishing works result commission pseudo martyr literally rushed print volume handed month recovered disease argues rationale publishing matches rationale publishing sermon year assert importance places outward felt sense urgency coupled explicitly comes simultaneously purposely militant deliberately frustrating extreme anti volume explicit writing quarterly argue work political rhetoric work political advice aimed prince charles dedicated political situation time complex king james ill charles attempting gain control government gray highlight noted line man island interpret argue reminder prince advisors private actions public consequences nature political references deliberate allowed work acceptable accessible charles close event rejected underlying message accessible prominent influential political figures argues structure work symbolic division poem parts signifying describing day illness split representing trinity use elements meditation prayer matches services found book common prayer common influence writers era critical response received mixed reaction critics described curious little book wrote manual devotion compares introspective learning different kinds described output anxious restless mind hand describes mature complex work remarkable sustained prose poem expresses conflicting powerful internal emotions consciously provides readers touching model experiences god elect confronting course human characterizes life earth writes mixture elaborate rhetoric argument frank details creates particularly powerful impact draws particular attention meditation noting despite apparent self interest piece highlights recognition ultimate humanity meditation focus writing american notes noted forceful statement theme ultimately powerful psychological analysis wider popular culture phrases particularly meditation commonly quoted including man man island bell tolls writing notes identifies similarities 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