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I am certain of nothing but of the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of… — John Keats

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I am certain of nothing but of the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of Imagination—What the imagination seizes as Beauty must be truth—whether it existed before or not.

John Keats
1817
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IntuitionImagination
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1817
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John Keats
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Keats, John. "Benjamin Bailey 22 November 1817." John Keats: Selected Letters, edited by John Barnard. Penguin Classics, 2015.
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Keats, John. Letter to Benjamin Bailey. 22 Nov. 1817.

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