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A poet is a nightingale, who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Born: Aug 4, 1792
Died: Jul 8, 1822

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