John Keats

“ Believe me, my dear Jane it is a great Happiness to me that you are in this fine part of the year, winning a little enjoyment from the hard World - in truth the great Elements we know of are no mean Comforters - the open Sky sits upon our senses like a Sapphire Crown - the Air is our Robe of State - the Earth is our throne and the Sea a mighty Minstrell playing before it - able like David's Harp to charm the evil Spirit from such Creatures as I am - able like Ariel's to make such a one as you forget almost the tempest-cares of Life. ”

“ Imprimis - I sincerely believe that Imogen is the finest Creature; and that I should have been disappointed at hearing you prefer Juliet. Item Yet I feel such a yearning towards Juliet and that I would rather follow her into Pandemonium than Imogen into Paradize - heartily wishing myself a Romeo to be worthy of her and to hear the Devils quote the old Proverb - 'Birds of a feather flock together' - Amen. ”

“ I am glad that you will spend a little time with the Dilkes - tell Dilke that it would be perhaps as well if he left a Pheasant or Partidge alive here and there to keep up a supply of Game for next season - tell him to rein in if possible all the Nimrod of his disposition, he being a mighty hunter before the Lord - of the Manor. Tell him to shoot far and not have at the poor devils in a furrow - when they are flying he may fire and nobody will be the wiser. ”