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To one who has been long in city pent, 'Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open… — John Keats

Poem

To one who has been long in city pent, 'Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven.

John Keats
1817
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Topic
The skySpending time in natureGetting away
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Poem
Time
1817
Person
John Keats
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Current citation
Keats, John. "To one who has been long in city pent." John Keats: The Major Works, edited by Elizabeth Cook. Oxford University Press, 2009, I. 1.
Original citation
Keats, John. "To One Who Has Been Long in City Pent." Poems. London: C. & J. Ollier, 1817, I. 1.

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