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Severn - I - lift me up - I am dying - I shall die easy don't be frightened - be firm, and thank God it has come.

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John Keats
Age: 25 †
Born: 1795
Born: October 31
Died: 1821
Died: February 23
Judge-Rapporteur
Physician
Poet
Dying
Shall
Dies
Easy
Lift
Come
Frightened
Lifts
Firm
Thank

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