Quotation by

John Keats

I have two luxuries to brood over in my walks, your loveliness and the hour of my death. O that I could have possession of them both in the same minute.

John Keats

Death

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The speaker finds comfort and focus in thinking about the beauty of the person they love and the moment they will die. They wish they could experience both the presence of that beauty and the end of life at the exact same time.

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