O, sorrow! Why dost borrow Heart’s lightness from the merriment of May?
John Keats
Borrowed Lightness, Merriment May, Emotional Contrast, Lightness, Merriment, Contrast
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“Hear ye not the hum of mighty workings?” John Keats
Mighty Workings, Hear Hum, Silent Strength, Workings, Strength, Hum
John Keats Mighty Workings, Hear Hum, Silent Strength, Workings, Strength, Hum“A long poem is a test of invention which I take to be the Polar star of poetry, as fancy is the sails, and imagination the rudder.” John Keats
Poetic Invention, Polar Star, Creative Imagination, Invention, Star, Imagination
John Keats Poetic Invention, Polar Star, Creative Imagination, Invention, Star, Imagination“You speak of Lord Byron and me; there is this great difference between us. He describes what he sees I describe what I imagine. Mine is the hardest task.” John Keats
Creativity, Imagination, Perception, Difference, Introspection, Artistry
John Keats Creativity, Imagination, Perception, Difference, Introspection, Artistry“Sudden a thought came like a full-blown rose, Flushing his brow.” John Keats
Sudden Thought, Full-Blown Rose, Brow Flushing, Thought, Rose, Emotion
John Keats Sudden Thought, Full-Blown Rose, Brow Flushing, Thought, Rose, Emotion“Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art – Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night And watching, with eternal lids apart, Like nature’s patient, sleepless Eremite.” John Keats
Bright Star, Eternal Steadfastness, Celestial Patience, Star, Steadfastness, Patience
John Keats Bright Star, Eternal Steadfastness, Celestial Patience, Star, Steadfastness, Patience“Give me books, fruit, French wine, fine weather, and a little music played out of doors by somebody I do not know.” John Keats
French Wine, Outdoor Music, Simple Pleasures, Wine, Music, Pleasures
John Keats French Wine, Outdoor Music, Simple Pleasures, Wine, Music, Pleasures“Joy, whose hand is ever at his lips, bidding adieu.” John Keats
Eternal Joy, Farewell Hand, Fleeting Bliss, Joy, Farewell, Bliss
John Keats Eternal Joy, Farewell Hand, Fleeting Bliss, Joy, Farewell, Bliss“I am sailing with thee through the dizzy sky! How beautiful thou art!” John Keats
Dizzy Sky, Sailing Beauty, Ethereal Bond, Sky, Beauty, Bond
John Keats Dizzy Sky, Sailing Beauty, Ethereal Bond, Sky, Beauty, Bond“I will give you a definition of a proud man: he is a man who has neither vanity nor wisdom one filled with hatreds cannot be vain, neither can he be wise.” John Keats
Proud Man, Vanity Wisdom, Hatred Filled, Man, Vanity, Wisdom
John Keats Proud Man, Vanity Wisdom, Hatred Filled, Man, Vanity, Wisdom“That which is creative must create itself.” John Keats
Creativity, Individuality, Self-expression, Inspiration, Authenticity, Originality
John Keats Creativity, Individuality, Self-expression, Inspiration, Authenticity, Originality“Music’s golden tongue Flatter’d to tears this aged man and poor.” John Keats
Golden Music, Tearful Flattery, Emotional Depth, Music, Flattery, Depth
John Keats Golden Music, Tearful Flattery, Emotional Depth, Music, Flattery, Depth“If poetry does not come as naturally as leaves to a tree, then it better not come at all.” John Keats
Natural Poetry, Tree Leaves, Artistic Nature, Poetry, Leaves, Nature
John Keats Natural Poetry, Tree Leaves, Artistic Nature, Poetry, Leaves, Nature“I think I shall be among the English Poets after my death.” John Keats
English Poets, Posthumous Fame, Literary Aspiration, Poets, Fame, Aspiration
John Keats English Poets, Posthumous Fame, Literary Aspiration, Poets, Fame, Aspiration“The days of peace and slumberous calm are fled.” John Keats
Peace Lost, Slumber Calm, Nostalgic Reflection, Peace, Calm, Reflection
John Keats Peace Lost, Slumber Calm, Nostalgic Reflection, Peace, Calm, Reflection“Thou foster-child of Silence and slow Time.” John Keats
Silence Time, Foster Child, Slow Time, Silence, Time, Reflection
John Keats Silence Time, Foster Child, Slow Time, Silence, Time, Reflection“Are there not thousands in the world who love their fellows even to the death, who feel the giant agony of the world, and more, like slaves to poor humanity, labor for mortal good?” John Keats
Mortal Good, Human Agony, Eternal Compassion, Humanity, Agony, Compassion
John Keats Mortal Good, Human Agony, Eternal Compassion, Humanity, Agony, Compassion“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun.” John Keats
Mellow Fruitfulness, Maturing Sun, Misty Season, Fruitfulness, Sun, Season
John Keats Mellow Fruitfulness, Maturing Sun, Misty Season, Fruitfulness, Sun, Season“There is an electric fire in human nature tending to purify – so that among these human creatures there is continually some birth of new heroism. The pity is that we must wonder at it, as we should at finding a pearl in rubbish.” John Keats
Heroism, Purity, Transformation, Nature, Wonder, Inspiration
John Keats Heroism, Purity, Transformation, Nature, Wonder, Inspiration