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"On First Looking into Chapman´s Homer." Sonnet by John Keats.

Much have I travelled in the realms of gold,
And many goodly states and Kingdoms seen;
Round many western islands have I been
Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold;
Oft of one wide expanse had I been told
That deep-browed Homer ruled as his demesne;
Yet never did I breathe its pure serene
Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold:
Then felt I like some watcher in the skies
When a new planet swims into his ken;
Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes
He stared at the Pacific -and all his men
Looked at each other with a wild surmise-
Silent, upon a peak in Darien.

Author: John Keats.

erikestabrook

Keats is always breath-taking thanks starry

stardust

Hey Erik!! Thank you for your kind comments.