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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
(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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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.
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.
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.
(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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WORK OF 1818, 1819.--II.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
(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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading WORK OF 1818, 1819.--II.