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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 XIX

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FEBRUARY-AUGUST 1820: HAMPSTEAD AND KENTISH TOWN: PUBLICATION OF _LAMIA_ VOLUME.
Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.
Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.
From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and
Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant
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Life of John Keats — His Life and Poetry, His Friends

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Life of John Keats — His Life and Poetry, His Friends is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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FEBRUARY-AUGUST 1820: HAMPSTEAD AND KENTISH TOWN: PUBLICATION OF _LAMIA_ VOLUME.
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Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.
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Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.
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From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and
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Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

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Blackwood noun US /ˈblækwʊd/

very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees

From this reading “Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.”

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

imagery noun US /ˈɪmədʒri/

the ability to form mental images of things or events

From this reading “Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.”

Lamb's noun US /læmz/

possessive form of “lamb” — young sheep

From this reading “Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.”

lamia noun US /ˈleɪmiə/

(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living

seizure noun US /ˈsiːʒər/

a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

From this reading “From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and”

Severn noun US /ˈsevərn/

a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay

From this reading “Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.”

tardy adjective US /ˈtɑːrdi/

after the expected or usual time; delayed

From this reading “Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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

three months noun + noun counted as “three month”

In this reading “From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and”

wrote verse verb + noun counted as “write verse”

In this reading “From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and”

last weeks adjective + noun counted as “last week”

In this reading “Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.”

on the margin preposition + article + noun counted as “on … margin”

In this reading “From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and”

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1820

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From this reading FEBRUARY-AUGUST 1820: HAMPSTEAD AND KENTISH TOWN: PUBLICATION OF _LAMIA_ VOLUME.

3rd

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From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

addressedadjectiveUS /əˈdrest/

(of mail) marked with a destination

From this reading Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading FEBRUARY-AUGUST 1820: HAMPSTEAD AND KENTISH TOWN: PUBLICATION OF _LAMIA_ VOLUME.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

appreciationnounUS /əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃən/

understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

approachingnounUS /əˈproʊtʃɪŋ/

the event of one object coming closer to another

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

Barry

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From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

BellenounUS /bel/

a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

BellsnounUS /belz/

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

From this reading Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/

an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

bitternessnounUS /ˈbɪtərnəs/

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

From this reading Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

BlackwoodnounUS /ˈblækwʊd/

very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

Brawne

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From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

ByronnounUS /ˈbaɪrən/

English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

CapnounUS /kæp/

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

Cenci

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From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

CornwallnounUS /ˈkɔːrnwɔːl/

a hilly county in southwestern England

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

Crabb

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From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

DamenounUS /deɪm/

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

deeperadverbUS /ˈdiːpər/

comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

disfiguredadjectiveUS /dɪˈsfɪɡjərd/

having the appearance spoiled

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/

the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

enabledverbUS /eˈneɪbəld/

past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

FannynounUS /ˈfæni/

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

favourableadjective

encouraging or approving or pleasing

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

FEBRUARY-AUGUST

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From this reading FEBRUARY-AUGUST 1820: HAMPSTEAD AND KENTISH TOWN: PUBLICATION OF _LAMIA_ VOLUME.

figuredadjectiveUS /ˈfɪɡjərd/

(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

formalitynounUS /fɔːrˈmæləti/

a requirement of etiquette or custom

From this reading Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

FurynounUS /ˈfjʊri/

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

Gisborne

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From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

gloomnounUS /ɡluːm/

a state of partial or total darkness

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

gloomyadjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmi/

depressingly dark

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

HAMPSTEAD

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From this reading FEBRUARY-AUGUST 1820: HAMPSTEAD AND KENTISH TOWN: PUBLICATION OF _LAMIA_ VOLUME.

Haydon's

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From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

healthnounUS /helθ/

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

HopesnounUS /hoʊps/

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

HuntverbUS /hʌnt/

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

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 Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

ignobleadjectiveUS /ˌɪɡˈnoʊbəl/

completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

imagerynounUS /ˈɪmədʒri/

the ability to form mental images of things or events

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

Impenitencenoun

the trait of refusing to repent

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

impertinencenoun

an impudent statement

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

ImpressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/

plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

ImprovementnounUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvmənt/

a change for the better; progress in development

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

InvitationnounUS /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/

a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

jealousynounUS /ˈdʒeləsi/

a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

Jeffrey

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From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

KeatsnounUS /kiːts/

Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

Keats's

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From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

KENTISHnoun

one of the major dialects of Old English

From this reading FEBRUARY-AUGUST 1820: HAMPSTEAD AND KENTISH TOWN: PUBLICATION OF _LAMIA_ VOLUME.

KindnessnounUS /ˈkaɪndnəs/

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

LanounUS /lɑː/

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

Lamb'snounUS /læmz/

possessive form of “lamb” — young sheep

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

LAMIAnounUS /ˈleɪmiə/

(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living

From this reading FEBRUARY-AUGUST 1820: HAMPSTEAD AND KENTISH TOWN: PUBLICATION OF _LAMIA_ VOLUME.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

LeighnounUS /liː/

English film actress (1913-1967)

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

LettersnounUS /ˈletərz/

the literary culture

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

linesnounUS /laɪnz/

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

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

maintainedadjectiveUS /meɪnˈteɪnd/

kept in good condition

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/

A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

marginnounUS /ˈmɑːrdʒən/

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

meantverbUS /ment/

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

From this reading Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

MiserynounUS /ˈmɪzəri/

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

MonthlynounUS /ˈmʌnθli/

a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FEBRUARY-AUGUST 1820: HAMPSTEAD AND KENTISH TOWN: PUBLICATION OF _LAMIA_ VOLUME.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

OtheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/

the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

From this reading Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

poetrynounUS /ˈpoʊətri/

literature in metrical form

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

privateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

PUBLICATIONnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/

a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

From this reading FEBRUARY-AUGUST 1820: HAMPSTEAD AND KENTISH TOWN: PUBLICATION OF _LAMIA_ VOLUME.

publishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

returningadjectiveUS /rɪˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

reviewsnounUS /riˈvjuːz/

plural of “review” — a new appraisal or evaluation

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

RicenounUS /raɪs/

grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

RobinsonnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/

English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

seizurenounUS /ˈsiːʒər/

a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

SevernnounUS /ˈsevərn/

a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

ShelleynounUS /ˈʃeli/

English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

sick-bed

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From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

skirmishnounUS /ˈskɜːrmɪʃ/

a minor short-term fight

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

statenounUS /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

stylenounUS /staɪl/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

SummernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

tardyadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːrdi/

after the expected or usual time; delayed

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

TaylornounUS /ˈteɪlər/

United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

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

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

TOWNnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading FEBRUARY-AUGUST 1820: HAMPSTEAD AND KENTISH TOWN: PUBLICATION OF _LAMIA_ VOLUME.

twenty-fourthadjective

coming next after the twenty-third in position

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

versenounUS /vɜːrs/

literature in metrical form

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

versionnounUS /ˈvɜːrʒən/

an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

viewnounUS /vjuː/

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Letters from the sick-bed--To Fanny Brawne--To James Rice--Barry Cornwall--Hopes of returning health--Haydon's private view--Improvement not maintained--Summer at Kentish Town--Kindness of Leigh Hunt--Misery and jealousy--Severn and Mrs Gisborne--Invitation from Shelley--Keats on _The Cenci_--_La Belle Dame_ published--A disfigured version--The _Lamia_ volume published--Charles Lamb's appreciation--The _New Monthly_--Other favourable reviews--Taylor and Blackwood--A skirmish--Impenitence--And impertinence--Jeffrey in the _Edinburgh_--Appreciation full though tardy--Fury of Byron--Shelley on _Hyperion_--And on Keats in general--Impressions of Crabb Robinson.

VOLUMEnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading FEBRUARY-AUGUST 1820: HAMPSTEAD AND KENTISH TOWN: PUBLICATION OF _LAMIA_ VOLUME.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

weeksnounUS /wiːks/

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

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

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

From this reading Such and so gloomy, although with no ignoble gloom, had been Keats's deeper thoughts on poetry and life, and such the imagery under which he figured them, during the last weeks when the state of his health enabled his mind to work with anything approaching its natural power.

writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Bells_ were written from his sick-bed and in a moment of bitterness addressed in his mind to Fanny Brawne: but from a certain pitch and formality of style in them, I should take them rather to be meant

wroteverbUS /roʊt/

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading From the night of his seizure on February 3rd 1820, which was three months after his twenty-fourth birthday, he never wrote verse again: unless indeed the lines found on the margin of his manuscript of _The Cap and

Chapter 19 of Life of John Keats — His Life and Poetry, His Friends by Sidney Colvin holds 358 sentences, grouped into 72 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 19 holds 358 sentences of Life of John Keats — His Life and Poetry, His Friends, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.

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