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... Keats purely and permanently English . How pitiful that he died so soon ! At twenty - five Shakespeare had not penned one serious line ; while at twenty - five John Keats was obliged to put the pen aside for ever . Keats is immortal ...
... Keats purely and permanently English . How pitiful that he died so soon ! At twenty - five Shakespeare had not penned one serious line ; while at twenty - five John Keats was obliged to put the pen aside for ever . Keats is immortal ...
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... Keats's best work is so high as to be on a par with Milton's may in many quarters be denied . Yet he ranks above Wordsworth when he is most truly in harmony with his own soul ; and he is a surer craftsman than Shelley . The Ode to ...
... Keats's best work is so high as to be on a par with Milton's may in many quarters be denied . Yet he ranks above Wordsworth when he is most truly in harmony with his own soul ; and he is a surer craftsman than Shelley . The Ode to ...
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... Keats a great deal that is over - subtle , over - beautiful , ultra - ornate , for the appreciation of more ordinary ... Keats had little of Byron's human and social enthusiasms . His passion for Fanny Brawne alone coloured his creative ...
... Keats a great deal that is over - subtle , over - beautiful , ultra - ornate , for the appreciation of more ordinary ... Keats had little of Byron's human and social enthusiasms . His passion for Fanny Brawne alone coloured his creative ...
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