Eve of Saint Mark E-book
Author: John Keats
Genre: Literature, Poetry
Keats, John (1795-1821) - Widely regarded as the most talented of the
English romantic poets, Keats, whose work was poorly received during his
lifetime, could not have foreseen his later recognition. Ironically, he
wrote for his own epitaph: "Here lies one whose name was writ in water."
Eve of Saint Mark (1819) - A fragment based on the superstition that if you
stand by a church door on St. Mark's eve, you can see the ghosts of those
who will die in the coming year. Opening line: Upon a Sabbath-day it fell;
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