The Day Is Gone, and All Its Sweets Are Gone
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Addressed to Fanny Brawne
Written in 1819 and first published posthumously in 1848, this sonnet is traditionally read as addressed to Fanny Brawne and reflects Keats's intense longing. Evening imagery and fading sensory details record the loss of a beloved's presence at day’s end. The poet frames desire in devotional terms, ending with a resigned, prayer-like acceptance that love’s discipline will allow him to sleep despite yearning.
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