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The life of John Keats, including a portrait, and some of his notable works

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John Keats La Belle Dame sans Merci 'O WHAT can ail thee, knight-at-arms, Alone and palely loitering? The sedge is wither'd from the lake, And no birds sing.

John Keats. Keats is the tragic figure of the Romantic movement who died young, but during his brief life he created some of the best known and enduring poetry of the 19th century.