She hurried at his words, beset with fears, For there were sleeping dr…

John Keats
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She hurried at his words, beset with fears, For there were sleeping dragons all around. ✨ John Keats (1994). The Works of John Keats: With an Introduction and Bibliography, p.217, Wordsworth Editions
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She hurried at his words, beset with fears, For there were sleeping dragons all around. ✨ John Keats (1994). The Works of John Keats: With an Introduction and Bibliography, p.217, Wordsworth Editions

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