--then on the shore Of the wide world I stand alone, and think Till lo…

John Keats
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--then on the shore Of the wide world I stand alone, and think Till love and fame to nothingness do sink. ✨ 'When I have fears that I may cease to be' (written 1818)
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--then on the shore Of the wide world I stand alone, and think Till love and fame to nothingness do sink. ✨ 'When I have fears that I may cease to be' (written 1818)

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