John Keats (1795-1821). From Walking in Scotland. Robert Bridges, ed. 1916. The Spirit of Man: An Anthology

Robert Bridges, ed. (1844–1930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916.

From Walking in Scotland

John Keats (1795–1821)


SCANTY 1 the hour, and few the steps, beyond the bourn of care!
Beyond the sweet and bitter world,—beyond it unaware!
Scanty the hour, and few the steps; because a longer stay
Would bar return and make a man forget his mortal way!..

Note 1. Keats. From the poem Walking in Scotland, written in the Highlands after a visit to the Burns Country. July, 1818. [back]