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John Keats was born on October 31, 1795, in Moorgate. His parents were Thomas and Francis Keats, and John was the eldest of four children.
While attending the Clarke's School, Keats enjoyed the classics and history, but he left to study medicine after his mother passed in 1810. However, his love of writing never wavered, and Keats became a full-time poet in 1816.
He wrote around 150 poems during his life, many of which are considered to be masterpieces.
Keats died of tuberculosis on February 28, 1821. He was 25. His headstone reads:
"This Grave contains all that was Mortal, of a YOUNG ENGLISH POET, Who, on his Death Bed, in the Bitterness of his Heart, at the Malicious Power of his Enemies, Desired these Words to be engraven on his Tomb Stone: Here lies One Whose Name was writ in Water."
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