Now comes the pain of truth, to whom 'tis pain; O folly! fo… - John Keats

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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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Life is divine Chaos. It's messy, and it's supposed to be that way.

Love in a hut, with water and a crust,
Is — Love, forgive us! — cinders, ashes, dust.

But were there ever any
Writh'd not of passed joy?
The feel of not to feel it,
When there is none to heal it,
Nor numbed sense to steel it,
Was never said in rhyme.

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