John Keats, Sonnet: Why did I laugh to-night?
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Verse, Fame and beauty are intense indeed, But Death intenser – Death is life's high mead.
— John Keats on Death
What It Means
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About John Keats
John Keats (October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821) was one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement.
About John Keats
John Keats (October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821) was one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement.
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