I stood tip-toe upon a little hill 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."
I stood tip-toe upon a little hill (1817) - Included in this poem is the
beginning of the story of Endymion and Cynthia which Keats later told at
length in Endymion. Opening line: I stood tiptoe upon a little hill, ...
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