A man's life of any worth is a continual allegory, and very few eyes c…

John Keats
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A man's life of any worth is a continual allegory, and very few eyes can see the mystery of his life, a life like the scriptures, figurative. ✨ John Keats (1820). The Complete Works of John Keats, p.29
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