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Quotation from Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats

“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter;”

John Keats

Ode on a Grecian Urn, Stanza 2, lines 11-12 (1820 text)

Portrait of John Keats

The paradox that imagined music, played to the spirit, surpasses sound heard by the ear.

Citation: "Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter;" — John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Stanza 2, lines 11-12 (1820 text). (id ode-on-a-grecian-urn-q2)

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