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... the open sky sits upon our senses like a sapphire crown - the Air is our robe of state - the Earth is our throne, and the Sea a mighty minstrel playing before it.

John Keats

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John Keats
Age: 25 †
Born: 1795
Born: October 31
Died: 1821
Died: February 23
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Physician
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Minstrels
Earth
Senses
Robe
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Robes
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Throne
Air
Crown
Playing
Sits
Sapphire
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Sapphires

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