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Life of John Keats — His Life and Poetry, His Friends
Life of John Keats — His Life and Poetry, His Friends

Chapter XVIII

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WORK OF 1818, 1819.--II.
THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.
Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.
Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.
Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.
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Life of John Keats — His Life and Poetry, His Friends

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of Life of John Keats — His Life and Poetry, His Friends is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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WORK OF 1818, 1819.--II.
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THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.
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Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.
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Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.
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Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

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Hesiod noun US /ˈhiːsiəd/

Greek poet whose existing works describe rural life and the genealogies of the gods and the beginning of the world (eighth century BC)

From this reading “THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.”

Hyperion noun US /haɪˈpɪriən/

(Greek mythology) a Titan who was the son of Gaea and Uranus and the father of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology

Maia noun US /ˈmaɪə/

type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution

Preamble noun US /priˈæmbəl/

a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)

From this reading “THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.”

Recast verb US /riˈkæst/

cast again, in a different role

From this reading “THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.”

Rossetti noun US /roʊˈseti/

English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)

From this reading “THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.”

Titans noun US /ˈtaɪtənz/

plural of “titan” — a person of exceptional importance and reputation

From this reading “THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.”

translating verb US /trænzˈleɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

From this reading “Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

six weeks noun + noun counted as “six week”

In this reading “Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.”

clearest insight verb + noun counted as “clear insight”

In this reading “Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.”

breaks off verb + particle counted as “break off”

interrupt before its natural or planned end

In this reading “THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.”

match for verb + particle

In this reading “THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.”

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1818

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From this reading WORK OF 1818, 1819.--II.

1819

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From this reading WORK OF 1818, 1819.--II.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

admonitionnounUS /ˌædməˈnɪʃən/

cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

BnounUS /biː/

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

BeautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

BellsnounUS /belz/

plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

breaksnounUS /breɪks/

plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

CapnounUS /kæp/

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

ChaucernounUS /ˈtʃɔːsər/

English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

classnounUS /klæs/

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

clearestadjectiveUS /ˈklɪrɪst/

superlative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

contrastedverbUS /kənˈtræstəd/

past form of “contrast” — put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

definiteadjectiveUS /ˈdefənət/

precise; explicit and clearly defined

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

DifficultiesnounUS /ˈdɪfəkəltiz/

plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

DissentnounUS /dɪˈsent/

(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

dramatistnounUS /ˈdrɑːmətɪst/

someone who writes plays

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

epistlenounUS /ɪˈpɪsəl/

a specially long, formal letter

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

EvenounUS /iːv/

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

EXPERIMENTSnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənts/

plural of “experiment” — the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/

give expression to

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

expressiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspresɪv/

characterized by expression

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

failurenounUS /ˈfeɪljər/

an act that fails

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

feastnounUS /fiːst/

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

FlashesnounUS /ˈflæʃɪz/

plural of “flash” — a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

FRAGMENTSnounUS /ˈfræɡmənts/

plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

fretverbUS /fret/

worry unnecessarily or excessively

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

fruitsnounUS /fruːts/

plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

gainedverbUS /ɡeɪnd/

past form of “gain” — obtain

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

geniusnounUS /ˈdʒiːnjəs/

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

HesiodnounUS /ˈhiːsiəd/

Greek poet whose existing works describe rural life and the genealogies of the gods and the beginning of the world (eighth century BC)

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/

the aggregate of past events

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

HomernounUS /ˈhoʊmər/

a base hit on which the batter scores a run

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

HyperionnounUS /haɪˈpɪriən/

(Greek mythology) a Titan who was the son of Gaea and Uranus and the father of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

ideasnounUS /aɪˈdiːəz/

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

IInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading WORK OF 1818, 1819.--II.

imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

insightnounUS /ˈɪnsaɪt/

clear or deep perception of a situation

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

JudgementnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/

the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

KeatsnounUS /kiːts/

Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

Keats's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

leadingadjectiveUS /ˈliːdɪŋ/

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

linesnounUS /laɪnz/

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

MaianounUS /ˈmaɪə/

type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

MarkverbUS /mɑːrk/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

matchverbUS /mætʃ/

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

meantverbUS /ment/

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

meditationnounUS /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/

continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

mereadjectiveUS /mɪr/

being nothing more than specified

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

MiltonnounUS /ˈmɪltən/

English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

Miltonisms

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

momentaryadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊmənteri/

lasting for a markedly brief time

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

monitress

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From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

moodnounUS /muːd/

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

moodsnounUS /muːdz/

plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

MorrisnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/

United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

MuchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

OdenounUS /oʊd/

a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WORK OF 1818, 1819.--II.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

Othonoun

French pope from 1088 to 1099 whose sermons called for the First Crusade (1042-1099)

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

outpourings

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From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

perplexedadjectiveUS /pərˈplekst/

full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

PierrenounUS /piˈer/

capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

planverbUS /plæn/

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

poeticaladjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪkəl/

of or relating to poetry

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

PreamblenounUS /priˈæmbəl/

a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

problemsnounUS /ˈprɑːbləmz/

plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

purposenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəs/

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

QuestionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

RecastverbUS /riˈkæst/

cast again, in a different role

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

representverbUS /ˌreprɪˈzent/

take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

ReynoldsnounUS /ˈrenəldz/

English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

rimedadjective

covered with frost

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

Ronsard

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From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

RossettinounUS /roʊˈseti/

English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/

A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

scalenounUS /skeɪl/

an ordered reference standard

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

schemenounUS /skiːm/

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

ScottnounUS /skɑːt/

award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

sequelnounUS /ˈsiːkwəl/

something that follows something else

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

shiftingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/

continuously varying

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

SnatchesnounUS /ˈsnætʃɪz/

plural of “snatch” — a small fragment

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

solutionnounUS /səˈluːʃən/

a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

solveverbUS /sɑːlv/

find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

songnounUS /sɔːŋ/

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

SourcesnounUS /ˈsɔːrsəz/

plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

St

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/

English writer (1832-1904)

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

suggestionnounUS /səˈdʒestʃən/

an idea that is suggested

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

thrushnounUS /θrʌʃ/

candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

TitansnounUS /ˈtaɪtənz/

plural of “titan” — a person of exceptional importance and reputation

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

translatingverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

VoicesnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

warningnounUS /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/

a message informing of danger

From this reading Such, though they only express a passing mood, are the lines in his letter to Reynolds of February 1818, translating the early song of the thrush into a warning not to fret after knowledge.

weeksnounUS /wiːks/

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Such is the contrasted passage of shifting, perplexed meditation on the problems of life, and the failure of the imagination to solve them alone, in the rimed epistle to the same friend six weeks later.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Much of our clearest insight into Keats's mind and genius is gained from the class of his fragments which do not represent any definite poetical purpose or plan, and were never meant to be more than mere snatches and momentary outpourings.

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading THE FRAGMENTS AND EXPERIMENTS Snatches expressive of moods--_Ode to Maia_--_Hyperion_: its scheme and scale--Sources: Homer and Hesiod--Pierre Ronsard--Miltonisms--Voices of the Titans--A match and no match for Milton--A great beginning--Question as to sequel--Difficulties and a suggestion--The scheme abandoned--_The Eve of St Mark_--Chaucer and Morris--Judgement of Rossetti--Dissent of W. B. Scott--The solution--Keats as dramatist--_Otho_ and _King Stephen_--_The Cap and Bells_--Why a failure--Flashes of Beauty--Recast of _Hyperion_--Its leading ideas--Their history in Keats's mind--Preamble: another feast of fruits--The sanctuary--The admonition--The monitress--The attempt breaks off.

WORKverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading WORK OF 1818, 1819.--II.

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