John Keats, "Song of the Indian Maid", Endymion (1818)

His plump white arms and shoulders, enough white    For Venus’ pearly bite;

— John Keats on Light skin

What It Means

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John Keats

About John Keats

John Keats (October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821) was one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement.