Asleep! O sleep a little while, white pearl!
Asleep!
O
sleep
a
little
while,
white
pearl!
And
let
me
kneel,
and
let
me
pray
to
thee,
And
let
me
call
Heaven’s
blessing
on
thine
eyes,
And
let
me
breathe
into
the
happy
air,
That
doth
enfold
and
touch
thee
all
about,
Vows
of
my
slavery,
my
giving
up,
My
sudden
adoration,
my
great
love!
John Keats
John Keats (born October 31, 1795, London, England—died February 23, 1821, Rome, Papal States [Italy]) English Romantic lyric poet who devoted his short life to the perfection of a poetry marked by vivid imagery, great sensuous appeal, and an attempt to express a philosophy through classical legend. He is best known for his odes, including "Ode to a Grecian Urn," "Ode to a Nightingale," and his long form poem Endymion. His usage of sensual imagery and statements such as “beauty is truth and truth is beauty” made him a precursor of aestheticism.