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Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art— Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night And watching, with eternal lids apart, Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite, The moving waters at their priestlike task Of pure ablution round earth's human shores, Or gazing on…
‘Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art’ is one of John Keats’ best-loved poems. It uses a star as an image of steadfastness to depict the enduring nature of a lover’s heart. Read Poem. PDF Guide. Cite. John Keats. Nationality: English. Poet Guide. John Keats was an English poet and one of the most important of the Romantics.
Poems. Bright Star. John Keats. 1795 –. 1821. Bright star! would I were steadfast as thou art— Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night, And watching, with eternal lids apart, Like Nature's patient sleepless Eremite, The moving waters at their priestlike task. Of pure ablution round earth's human shores, Or gazing on the new soft fallen mask.
“Bright Star” is a sonnet by the British Romantic poet John Keats. Written in 1818 or 1819, the poem is a passionate declaration of undying, constant love. The speaker wants to be “stedfast”—constant and unchanging—like the “bright star” described in the poem’s first eight lines.
Text transcribed by Keats into a volume of Shakespeare in late September 1820. "Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art" is a love sonnet by John Keats.
Aug 11, 2020 · "Bright Star" is a sonnet written by Keats expressing his wish to remain as constant and 'stedfast' as the north star whilst also being in the company of Fanny Brawne, the love of his short life. The main themes are ideal love and remaining fixed yet in sweet unrest living forever with a lover.
“Bright Star” is a love sonnet written by John Keats. The exact date of composition is uncertain as it was published after his death in 1838. It expresses mingled religious and romantic...
