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John Keats was a 18th-century English romantic poet. John Keats was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His poems had been in publication for less than four years when he died of tuberculosis at the age of 25. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Beauty — Appreciating aesthetics, grace, and the sublime

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“I almost wish we were butterflies and liv'd but three summer days - three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.”
— John Keats
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“I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination.”
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“I have been astonished that men could die martyrsfor their religion--I have shuddered at it,I shudder no more.I could be martyred for my religion.Love is my religionand I could die for that.I could...”
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“If I am destined to be happy with you herehow short is the longest LifeI wish to believe in immortalityI wish to live with you for ever.”
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