Stanza 8
“
Forlorn! the very word is like a bell
To toil me back from thee to my sole self!
— John Keats
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Forlorn! the very word is like a bell
To toil me back from thee to my sole self!" in the context of "Stanza 8" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Keats" (Quotes, Poems (1820), Ode to a Nightingale: Written in May 1819 — Full text online)
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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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