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

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

From Sonnet

John Keats (1795–1821)


.. CHIEF 1 Poet! and ye clouds of Albion,
Begetters of our deep eternal theme,
When I am through the old oak forest gone,
Let me not wander in a barren dream;
But when I am consumèd with the Fire,	5
Give me new Phœnix-wings to fly at my desire.

Note 1. Keats. The sestett of a Sonnet written before re-reading King Lear. 1818. [back]