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Desire Quote by John Keats

“Let me write not for fame and laurel, but from the mere yearning and fondness I have for the beautiful even if my night's labors be burnt each morning and no eye ever shine upon them.” quote by John Keats — Download Open image

““Let me write not for fame and laurel, but from the mere yearning and fondness I have for the beautiful even if my night's labors be burnt each morning and no eye ever shine upon them.””

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Everything that reminds me of her goes through me like a spear.

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