Written on the Day that Mr Leigh Hunt Left Prison 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."
Written on the Day that Mr Leigh Hunt Left Prison (1815) - Mr. Hunt, Keats'
first publisher, had been in jail for written criticism of the Prince
Regent. Opening line: What though, for showing truth to flatter'd state, ...
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