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Quotation from Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats

“Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness, Thou foster-child of silence and slow time,”

John Keats

Ode on a Grecian Urn, Stanza 1, lines 1-2 (1820 text)

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The opening apostrophe; still means both motionless and yet, and the urn is wedded to quietness and raised by time.

Citation: "Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness, Thou foster-child of silence and slow time," — John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Stanza 1, lines 1-2 (1820 text). (id ode-on-a-grecian-urn-q1)

Portrait: Keats urn, John Keats, Public domain.

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