Percy Bysshe Shelley

"Love withers under constraints: its very essence is liberty: it is compatible neither with obedience, jealousy, nor fear."

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Source: Percy Bysshe Shelley (1994). “The Selected Poetry and Prose of Shelley”, p.74, Wordsworth Editions

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Percy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Percy Bysshe Shelley was a key Romantic poet known for his radical ideas on love, freedom, and social justice, particularly in works like 'Prometheus Unbound'.

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