In Endymion I leaped headlong into the sea, and thereby hav… - John Keats

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In Endymion I leaped headlong into the sea, and thereby have become better acquainted with the soundings, the quicksands, and the rocks, than if I had stayed upon the green shore, and piped a silly pipe, and took tea and comfortable advice.

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

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