Eve of St Agnes 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 St Agnes (1819) - Written in Spenserian stanzas, it deals with the
superstition that a girl who fasts on St. Agnes' Eve will see her future
husband in a dream. Opening line: St. Agnes' Eve- Ah, bitter chill it was!
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