"Bright Star" (1819)
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Bright star! would I were stedfast as thou art —
Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night
And watching with eternal lids apart,
Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite,
The moving waters at their priestlike task
Of pure ablution round earth's human shores.
— John Keats
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Bright star! would I were stedfast as thou art —
Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night
And watching with eternal lids apart,
Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite,
The moving waters at their priestlike task
Of pure ablution round earth's human shores." in the context of ""Bright Star" (1819)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Keats" (Quotes)
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About John Keats
John Keats (October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821) was one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement.
About John Keats
John Keats (October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821) was one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement.
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