John Keats

"I cannot see what flowers are at my feet, Nor what soft incense hangs upon the boughs, But, in embalmed darkness, guess each sweet."

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Source: 'Ode to a Nightingale' (1820) st. 5

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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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