'''John Keats''' (1795-1821) was a famous English romantic poet.
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'''John Keats''' (1795-1821) was a famous [[English]] [[romantic]] [[poet]].
== Background ==
== Background ==
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Keats was born in Finsbury Pavement near [[London]] on [[October]] 31st, 1795. At the age of eight his father died. He originally intended to practice [[medicine]], but in 1814 he decided to write. In May 1816, he published his first poem in a magazine. The next year, Keats published about thirty [[poem|poems]] and [[sonnet|sonnets]]. He then continued to write until he began to get sick. He moved to [[Italy]], and in 1821 he died in [[Rome]]. On his [[tombstone]] are the words: "Here lies one whose name was writ in water."
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Keats was born in [[Finsbury Pavement]] near [[London]] on [[October]] 31st, 1795. At the age of eight his father died. He originally intended to practice [[medicine]], but in 1814 he decided to write. In May 1816, he published his first poem in a magazine. The next year, Keats published about thirty [[poem|poems]] and [[sonnet|sonnets]]. He then continued to write until he began to get sick. He moved to [[Italy]], and in 1821 he died in [[Rome]]. On his [[tombstone]] are the words: "Here lies one whose name was writ in water."