John Keats
1795-1821

Keats’s doctor, James Clark, who lived in Piazza di Spagna and
knew Keats's story, was himself interested in literature and looked
after the poet with care and devotion. He believed, however, that
Keats had digestive problems and not the tuberculosis which had
been diagnosed in England. To raise Keats's morale, which was
low after his long journey, he suggested regular exercise instead
of the rest prescribed in London. Keats was able to go out at first,
and would sometimes walk on the Pincio. He and Severn even hired horses and rode out on the Via Flaminia. But on 10 December 1820
he suffered a serious hemorrhage.