. Old love stories retold. they loved asignificance hardly second to their with such exceptions as, say Shelley 86 John Keats and Fanny Brawneand Browning, Rossetti and WilliamMorris, the English poets have provedsingularly unable to sing their loves upamong the stars. Of course, there is —Ann Hathaway. And there is also —Fanny Brawne. Probably the reason of this is that mostEnglish poets have sprung from themiddle classes, were born in the provinces,or lived in the suburbs. Beautiful womenare born either among the very rich orthe very poor. The English poet, as arule, has been born be

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. Old love stories retold. they loved asignificance hardly second to their with such exceptions as, say Shelley 86 John Keats and Fanny Brawneand Browning, Rossetti and WilliamMorris, the English poets have provedsingularly unable to sing their loves upamong the stars. Of course, there is —Ann Hathaway. And there is also —Fanny Brawne. Probably the reason of this is that mostEnglish poets have sprung from themiddle classes, were born in the provinces,or lived in the suburbs. Beautiful womenare born either among the very rich orthe very poor. The English poet, as arule, has been born between these ex-tremes, and his lines have fallen neither inMayfair nor Whitechapel — but in Clap-ham. He has come in contact neitherwith the noble lady, nor the beautifulpeasant. His German-silver fate has beenthe water colour miss of the academiesfor young ladies. Shelley met such afate in silly little Harriet Westbrook, andKeats met another in the still sillier FannyBrawne. Fame, that loves to humour its poets. 87. JSS yV ? .mn 1

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