John Keats, Poems (1820), "Lamia", Pt. II, l. 1

Love in a hut, with water and a crust, Is — Love, forgive us! — cinders, ashes, dust.

— John Keats on Poetry about love

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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.