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"Sonnet. To One Who Has Been Long in City Pent"

To one who has been long in city pent,
’Tis very sweet to look into the fair
And open face of heaven.

— John Keats

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "To one who has been long in city pent,
’Tis very sweet to look into the fair
And open face of heaven." in the context of ""Sonnet. To One Who Has Been Long in City Pent"" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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John Keats

About John Keats

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