Sonnet on Peace
Sonnet on Peace - meaning Summary
Peace as Political Wish
Keats addresses Peace as a consoling presence restoring a war-bound island. He welcomes tranquility and its gentle attendants, links England’s well-being to a wider European liberation, and urges Europe to cast off monarchical tyranny. The sonnet blends personal relief with political hope, imagining peace that heals past horrors and enables a freer future for nations formerly under oppressive rule.
Read Complete AnalysesO Peace! and dost thou with thy presence bless The dwellings of this war-surrounded Isle; Soothing with placid brow our late distress, Making the triple kingdom brightly smile? Joyful I hail thy presence; and I hail The sweet companions that await on thee; Complete my joy let not my first wish fail, Let the sweet mountain nymph thy favourite be, With England’s happiness proclaim Europa’s Liberty. O Europe! let not sceptred tyrants see That thou must shelter in thy former state; Keep thy chains burst, and boldly say thou art free; Give thy kings law leave not uncurbed the great ; So with the horrors past thou’lt win thy happier fate!
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