If by dull rhymes our English must be chain'd 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."
If by dull rhymes our English must be chain'd (1819) - Keats' attempt to
develop a new form of sonnet. Opening lines: If by dull rhymes our English
must be chain'd, / And, like Andromeda, the Sonnet sweet ...
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