A clammy dew is beading on my brow, At mere remembering her… - John Keats

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A clammy dew is beading on my brow,
At mere remembering her pale laugh, and curse.
“Ha! ha! Sir Dainty! there must be a nurse
Made of rose leaves and thistledown, express,
To cradle thee my sweet, and lull thee: yes,
I am too flinty-hard for thy nice touch:
My tenderest squeeze is but a giant’s clutch.

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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