A man's life of any worth is a continual allegory — and ver… - John Keats

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A man's life of any worth is a continual allegory — and very few eyes can see the mystery of life — a life like the Scriptures, figurative... Lord Byron cuts a figure, but he is not figurative. Shakespeare led a life of allegory: his works are the comments on it.

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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Alternative Names: Adonaïs • Adonais

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Let me write not for fame and laurel, but from the mere yearning and fondness I have for the beautiful even if my night's labors be burnt each morning and no eye ever shine upon them.

He play'd an ancient ditty long since mute,
In Provence call'd "La belle dame sans mercy."

Knowledge enormous makes a god of me.

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