E’en like the passage of an angel’s tear That falls through the clear ether silently. - John Keats

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E’en like the passage of an angel’s tear
That falls through the clear ether silently.

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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.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, William Hilton (Public domain / CC0)

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Alternative Names: Adonaïs Adonais

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