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I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest.

John Keats

I don’t need the stars in the night I found my treasure All I need is you by my side so shine forever.
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Myself Need Night Shine Stars Yourself
Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art– Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night And watching, with eternal lids apart, Like nature’s patient, sleepless Eremite.
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Art Bright Forever Nature Night Patience Sleep Stars
Love is my religion – I could die for it.
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Death Love Myself Religion
I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart’s affections, and the truth of imagination.
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Affection Heart Holy Imagination Myself Truth
Fanatics have their dreams, wherewith they weave a paradise for a sect.
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Dreams Fans Heaven Madness Paradise
That which is creative must create itself.
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Creation Creativity Deep One Liner Wisdom
How does the poet speak to men with power, but by being still more a man than they.
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Man Poet Power Talk
Beauty is truth, truth beauty.
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Beautiful One Liner Truth
Pleasure is oft a visitant; but pain Clings cruelly to us.
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Cruelty Happiness Pain Pleasure Visit
But the rose leaves herself upon the brier, For winds to kiss and grateful bees to feed.
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Gratitude Kiss Rose Run Wind
When I behold, upon the night’s starr’d face, Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance, And think that I may never live to trace Their shadows, with the magic hand of chance.
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Chance Face Hands Live Magic Night Romance Thinking
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.
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Earth Nature Ourselves Play Sea Sky
I have an habitual feeling of my real life having past, and that I am leading a posthumous existence.
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Existence Feeling Habit Leadership Myself Reality
I have had a thousand kisses, for which with my whole soul I thank love—but if you should deny me the thousand and first—‘t would put me to the proof how great a misery I could live through.
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Kiss Live Love Misery Myself Soul Thankful
Now a soft kiss – Aye, by that kiss, I vow an endless bliss.
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Bliss End Kiss Soft Vow
And how they kist each other’s tremulous eyes.
JOHN KEATS

Each Other Eyes Kiss Love Relationship

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