I am in that temper that if I were under water I would scar… - John Keats

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I am in that temper that if I were under water I would scarcely kick to come to the top.

John Keats

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sadness depression desolation

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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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I had a dove and the sweet dove died;
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I am in that temper that if I were under water I would scarcely kick to come to the top. - John Keats

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