I compare human life to a large mansion of many apartments,… - John Keats

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I compare human life to a large mansion of many apartments, two of which I can only describe, the doors of the rest being as yet shut upon me.

John Keats

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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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I compare human life to a large mansion of many apartments, two of which I can only describe, the doors of the rest being as yet shut upon me. - John Keats

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