John Keats

"Darkling I listen; and, for many a time I have been half in love with easeful Death, Called him soft names in many a muse' d rhyme, To take into the air my quiet breath; Now more than ever seems it rich to die, To cease upon the midnight with no pain, While thou art pouring forth thy soul abroad In such an ecstasy!"

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Source: Ode to Nightingale St. 6 (1820)

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John Keats

John Keats

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John Keats was an English Romantic poet known for his vivid imagery and exploration of love, beauty, and mortality in works like 'Ode to a Nightingale.'

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