When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be - A poem by John Keats


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John Keats - When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be

When I have fears that I may cease to be
    Before my pen has glean'd my teeming brain,
Before high-piled books, in charactery,
    Hold like rich garners the full ripen'd grain;
When I behold, upon the night's starr'd face,
    Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance,
And think that I may never live to trace
    Their shadows, with the magic hand of chance;
And when I feel, fair creature of an hour,
    That I shall never look upon thee more,
Never have relish in the faery power
    Of unreflecting love;--then on the shore
Of the wide world I stand alone, and think
Till love and fame to nothingness do sink.

Added: on March 28th, 2006 at 10:45 AM | Viewed: 13235 times | Comments (9)

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Poet: John Keats Poem: When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be Comment 9 of 9, added on June 4th, 2006 at 2:27 PM. WHAT SOLUTION DOES KEATS EXPRESS IN THE COUPLET AT THE END? IS IT SATISFACTORY? JOSH from Canada Comment 8 of 9, added on March 30th, 2006 at 12:16 AM. seriously, just think about that first line... When I have Fears That I May Cease to Be.... how powerful is that? John Keats is my favorite poet by far. H from Canada Comment 7 of 9, added on March 28th, 2006 at 10:45 AM. i really need help on this poem b/c i have to do a research paper. and i dont know how to start it off.please help me Lana from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be, has received 9 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by John Keats with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be Last read: 2009-11-20 17:08:42 Viewed 13235 times. Added on March 28th, 2006 at 10:45 AM.

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