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Quotation from Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats
“And, little town, thy streets for evermore Will silent be; and not a soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return.”
Ode on a Grecian Urn, Stanza 4, lines 38-40 (1820 text)
The speaker imagines the town emptied by the procession and left silent forever.
Citation: "And, little town, thy streets for evermore Will silent be; and not a soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return." — John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Stanza 4, lines 38-40 (1820 text). (id ode-on-a-grecian-urn-q6)
Portrait: Keats urn, John Keats, Public domain.
