"Sleep and Poetry", st. 6
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O for ten years, that I may overwhelm
Myself in poesy; so I may do the deed
That my own soul has to itself decreed.
— John Keats
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "O for ten years, that I may overwhelm
Myself in poesy; so I may do the deed
That my own soul has to itself decreed." in the context of ""Sleep and Poetry", st. 6" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Keats" (Quotes, Poems (1817))
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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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