Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET: ADDRESSED TO HAYDON (2), by JOHN KEATS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Great spirits now on earth are sojourning Last Line: Listen awhile, ye nations, and be dumb. Variant Title(s): "to Benjamin Robert Haydon;""great Spirits Now On Earth Are Sojourning""; Subject(s): Haydon, Benjamin Robert (1786-1846) | ||||||||
GREAT spirits now on earth are sojourning: He of the cloud, the cataract, the lake, Who on Helvellyn's summit, wide awake, Catches his freshness from Archangel's wing: He of the rose, the violet, the spring, The social smile, the chain for Freedom's sake: And lo! whose steadfastness would never take A meaner sound than Raphael's whispering. And other spirits there are, standing apart Upon the forehead of the age to come; These, these will give the world another heart, And other pulses. Hear ye not the hum Of mighty workings? -- Listen awhile, ye nations, and be dumb. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNET: ADDRESSED TO HAYDON (1) by JOHN KEATS ON A PORTRAIT OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH TO B.R. HAYDEN (2) by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH TO B.R. HAYDON (1) by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH A DREAM, AFTER READING DANTE'S EPISODE OF PAULO & FRANCESCA by JOHN KEATS EXTRACTS FROM AN OPERA: 2. DAISY'S SONG by JOHN KEATS ITALY SWEET TOO! by JOHN KEATS |
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