DUKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Treasure %oom en w Ch w >-3 oa o o (D t^ O d- §■ d* © • O 01 w n W «t H* It (D o" P C, t~> c+ o H« M CO r O »T3 CO fi fcj* O p H- CO *2 M • o' M H» 01 g - p* o § o 13* H» w CO H« co d- © CD CO o o © d- • CO CO Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Duke University Libraries http://archive.org/details/johnkeatsunpubliOOkeat Copyrighted, 1909, By The Bibliophile Society all rights reserved % ntrotmctorp foentarftai 3 $ $pite of the announcement^ lip publisher^ of M erhaustine " anb "befinitine" ebitiong of the toorng of bcab authors there t# srarcrip a single iist tohieh map reallp be cattcb complete Sifter ti>e ficlb of production has? been guppogebip tfjoroughip gleaneb there altoapo remains? something tohich ha£ been oner^ looked or forgotten tohich i$ cagcrip Snatched up anb utiii$cD bp a later comer, Sometimes' the cristence of tfyig flotsam anb jetsam t£ nnoton, but i£ for the time out of react) ; but often it turns? up accidental^ anb is? regarbeb bp the finder as? treas?ure;*rone. €here is? bounties much of the hind iping tnbben in dustp noon£ anb out^of^tfte? map places; patientlp atoaiting biseoocrp anb btsintcrment at the f)anb£ of tje curious briber m the literarp mrecnage of the past, €hepres*nt pocm,abbresle?cb bp tftcpoct feeats? to hi£ sister 5fannp,canharblp be recuoncb among the literarp "finba?" of the time, because it nener m] toaS tost Written nearip a fmnbrcb pears ago, it long remaineb in tfje Uteats familp, toitfj otfjer fragmcntarp matter; tfjen pacing into tbe $>o$fc Session of Heats' biographer, fticfjarb fli^oncte ton Amines, tortjo testifies in tlje margin to it^ genuineness* 9lltf)ougf) tfte bate affircb to tjje Sr$£* ijef 1818, internal cbibrnce tooulb tenb to Sftoto tljat it migjt fjabe been toritten a feto pears earlier, ifannp fteats toas born in 1 803, tofjen fjcr brother mas eigljt pears olb* ^er father bieb toljite s*)c mas an infant, anb jjcr motfjer soon follomeb. Cfje bops mere sent atoap to scljool, Vutjitc jfannp toas placcb toitl) a guarbian, a $®z. 3Hbbep. €|je brother anb Sister tuere tenbetlp attatf)eb,anb tl)c lab toas fonb of abbreSSing long rlnmieb letters to l)is sister, of toljicb tJje one before us is boubtless an eramplc* 3lt ijsr not, trutS) to Sap, c^pcciailp ricb in literarp qualitp, tbougb ttjerc are fine linc^f Ijere anb tljere toirt) t^e true Jicatsian toucj). 523ut togat is more im- portant tfjan ttje $>oem itself is tfje fact tJjat it brings us,tljrougb association, face to fate toitf) certain $rtja#eg of tfje poet's career anb character tfjat babe been cjjarilp bcalt toitfj bp f)is biog^ ta$tyet& aS if to fcnoto tfje trutf) tooulb bestrop tbe cbarm of |)is toorfc or betract from its liters arp influence. [Dill €bere ig no recent <£ngli£b poet tot)o $a£ been go pcrgigtentlp migunbergtoob anb migrepre^ genteb a£ Mtat$> We babe been raugljt bp fus legger biograpberg— anb ttjep arc legion — tore^ garb t)im a£ an anaemic anb effeminate poung person of ertraorbmarp gengitibenegg, toboge life anb toorfc mere cut $jort bp tbe gebere critic ci$m of big tierce bp a leabing maga$ine* $otb- ing coulb be farther from tfje trut!> %$ a bop $*eat£ mag pbpgicallp strong anb bealtbp. ^igoberflomingbrtalitptooKanaggre^ gibe form, anb jje toag nnomn from big cbilte Ijoob ag an babitual fighter* ipe fought big mateg at gcbool, t)c fought tbe tomn bopg, be fought big teac jjer, anb eben big omn brotberg ; anb go furious gometimeg became big attach tbat rtjep gecmeb to berge upon mabnegg. Clje^e fitg, botoeber, goon paggeb anb no lasting grubge mag eber belb. W$m be mag eighteen fyz fell in frrirtj a rol- licking get of poung fellomg, ail of literarp ambit tionganb agpirationg. €bebapgof beepbrinning tjab not na^cb, anb it mag no biggrace to be geen unber tbe influence of a bottle of mine or a griff glagg of puncb* %$i$ ninb of life anb com- paniongbip gab a peculiar fascination for ftcatg, anb be gabe bimgelf up to it mttbout limit* Cbere i£ little boubt tljat fu£ manner of life for tfje nert tfuree or four near£ Ijab muct) to bo toitf) bring- ing on tfjc trouble rof)id) £t)ortcneb l)i£ career. <©toing to t)i$ irregular fjabit£ tlje boorg of l)i£ ^i.sftcrV guarbian lucre $)ut against Ijim anb altlpugf) tben corre^nonbeb ttjcn £ato little of eact) ot Jer aftertoarb£* 3[n tfje ujinter of 1820, ©eat^toofta^ebere cl)iU anb in a fit of coughing burgt a bloobtoc&etei. ij^e bieb at ftome a near later* four or fibe nearg later jfannn marrieb a £pani0lj gentleman bn toljom j% nab four clnlbcen. gfyt bieb at H^abrib in 1887. Wfyt original i$& of t|)ig poem, tojncl) i£ jjcre^ in reprobuceb in facsimile, toa£ recentln nur^ ct)a£eb bn our £ocietn from a$r. €♦ HX 2&roolt£ for eleben (junbreb bollard* 3(t fja£ been pre^ £enteb to Wfyt. JMliam &♦ 2tebn taitjj tje com^ pliment£ of Che 2SibIiopt)ilc £ocietp* p itg jjanb innteiftle; 2£>ut gtoeet anb ro£p fjue^ tyere are, 3Hnb pou map trace poung SSeautp tljere. jpealtl) mabe tjjp gentle fi$0 to fie ijapnp in tfjeir oton companp; m] 3Gff toi$) of tjje c&errnV bne& 3lnb ufte it£ leaf, togen Autumn ffieg;— 2£>ut 2£>eautn cfaimg tfjn noung blue cpc^. 3Gnb of) tftp little ligljt £oft ftahr, $arteb uaon rtjn forege ab fair, 2Dotf) geem to taue itjsf oton SDriigJjt 3(n leaning gmootfj anb foofting bright* €£n figure gmafl, anb tinp feet SDotting tjje target rounb u£, greet <®ut jjeart£ toitf) Jon, anb feeb tfte £enge <©f tone for utter innocence, Cjjege beauties, f annn, are to tljee %$ net, unnnoton £ocietn; 3lnb go, tfjen 're a befitting bre&sf for ttjn mental nrettinegg,— for tgip pimple tfjougtjtg, tjjat geem fragments of a Summer bream, — for tjjp merrn ling' firgt ganmgg — 3Unb tfjn fancnV fairn gtraningg:— Cjjou art toiler far tgan mann €ftat in nearg are richer, f annn! Wnfy not Wi$bom btocH toitfj ttytt 3[n t^n toftite gimnlicitn— 3(n t|jn noung imagining^ W$itf\ float about on ungtain'b toing&— [m 9(n bugp prattling^ Itinblp meant, 3Hnb in tf>p beautiful content. €{jine ig tlje bloom of life— anb toe %xt 0[arrerg in £ocietn ; <®ppn$tv$ of eacfj otfjee'g goob, 3Unb gpoilerg of all neighbourly: $rone to pain anb serious folln, 3Hnb framers of selfrmelancjjoln* Cljou bo$rt toanber ligftt anb free 3(n tfjine oton Ijeart'S comnann, Waning mirtf) to&eretoer chance 2t$an leab tljee in tljn majn bance, lline tlje linnet toilb, tljat toeanes 3(ts liberty among tfje leatoes, Hittle copier of tlje libes <®t tljn jrtanmate relatives,— atpocfter of tfje elber ones;— ^oto tf)p toantoarb fatten runs 2£>n ligftt from tl^ine oton laughing enes 3fts circle of ^toeet mimicries <0ft in t|)p little face % finb €J)e flitting sfjabotos of tlje minb $ass anb repass, as tljou bost tea$e €ljn minb toitl) infant Sophistries. 2Uttb tljen, toljen no conclusion *S near, Wt] €f>ou, line a true plnlogopljer, SDogt geefc ttje jopoug fjeart again 3lnb leato'gt at regt tl>e little brain- f aretfjeetocll— % 'be founb in tgee SMitjje anb gtoeet £ocietp; Merriment in Drooping pain, $icture& gibcn oath again, <®i tlje pranng of cfplbi0f)ne$e? €re % tagteb of bigtregg; f aretljeetodl— map poutl) fie gloto €o pa&s? from tfjee tofjo toear'gt it go; for pearg are But tfje toingg of care Co one go innocent anb fair, [ft^ap tfje calm ligfjt t$at '£ rounb tfjee noto jpeber fie barften'b from tgp firoto;] SUrounb ttjee jop, imthm tfjee trutf), €fjou *rt inortfjp of perpetual pout!}; IBottgp of tljat beligljt tolncl) lieg ftnber tl)p filue anb pleasant epeg; i^ortfjp tljp motljerV fonb caregging* % otoe tljee, f annp, manp a Dieting f or Ijourg of uinblinegg anb glee, for toorbg of cjjilbigj) cljaritp, for pleagureg generoug, lig^t, anb manp, life therefore bo % filers tfjee, f annp* ap'i, 1818* f-f^^T- V. &s I^Kjc/J *s tC^ jm»^s ***** r»**s Cctsi**, *~— ^ BK ^-.^■^Tsr* M ^l^i/A-* 4*fti*Jt'&. 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