Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil: Part I

by John Keats · 1820 · Love & Romance
Fair Isabel, poor simple Isabel!
Lorenzo, a young palmer in Love's eye!
They could not in the self-same mansion dwell
Without some stir of heart, some malady;
They could not sit at meals but feel how well
It soothed each to be the other by;
They could not, sure, beneath the same roof sleep
But to each other dream, and nightly weep.

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English Romantic poet known for his vivid imagery, great sensibility, and mature use of language.

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