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Parting they seemed to tread upon the air, Twin roses by the zephyr blown apart Only to meet again more close.

John Keats

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John Keats
Age: 25 †
Born: 1795
Born: October 31
Died: 1821
Died: February 23
Judge-Rapporteur
Physician
Poet
Upon
Twins
Apart
Seemed
Zephyr
Rose
Tread
Air
Twin
Flower
Parting
Meet
Blown
Close
Roses

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