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Oh what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, Alone and palely loitering?

John Keats

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John Keats
Age: 25 †
Born: 1795
Born: October 31
Died: 1821
Died: February 23
Judge-Rapporteur
Physician
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Alone
Loitering
Knight
Knights
Thee
Arms

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