Darkling I listen; and, for many a time I have been half in… - John Keats

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Darkling I listen; and, for many a time
I have been half in love with easeful Death,
Call'd him soft names in many a musèd rhyme,
To take into the air my quiet breath.

John Keats

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death poetry

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John Keats (October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821) was one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement.

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Alternative Names: Adonaïs • Adonais

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Darkling I listen; and, for many a time
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Ay, in the very temple of Delight
Veil'd Melancholy has her sovran shrine,
Though seen of none save him whose strenuous tongue
Can burst Joy's grape against his palate fine;
His soul shall taste the sadness of her might,
And be among her cloudy trophies hung.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever:
Its loveliness increases;
It will never
Pass into nothingness.

Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard
Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on.

Darkling I listen; and, for many a time I have been half in love with easeful Death, Call'd him soft names in many a musèd rhyme, To take into the ai… - John Keats

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