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Quotation from Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats
“Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss, Though winning near the goal--yet, do not grieve; She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!”
Ode on a Grecian Urn, Stanza 2, lines 17-20 (1820 text)
The carved lover is denied his kiss but spared change; his love and her beauty last forever.
Citation: "Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss, Though winning near the goal--yet, do not grieve; She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!" — John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Stanza 2, lines 17-20 (1820 text). (id ode-on-a-grecian-urn-q3)
Portrait: Keats urn, John Keats, Public domain.
