(@3Letter of John Keats to Fanny Brawne, Anderson Galleries, March 15, 1920@1.) To Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach. @3HOW about this lot?@1 said the auctioneer; @3One hundred, may I say, just for a start?@1 Between the plum-red curtains, drawn apart, A written sheet was held.... And strange to hear (Dealer, would I were steadfast as thou art) The cold quick bids. (@3Against you in the rear!@1) The crimson salon, in a glow more clear Burned bloodlike purple as the poet's heart. Song that outgrew the singer! Bitter Love That broke the proud hot heart it held in thrall; Poor script, where still those tragic passions move -- @3Eight hundred bid: fair warning: the last call:@1 The soul of Adonais, like a star.... @3Sold for eight hundred dollars -- Doctor R.!@1 | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE COUNTESS CATHLEEN IN PARADISE by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER by WALLACE RICE IN MEMORIAM A.H.H.: 11 by ALFRED TENNYSON DUNCAN WEIR by ALEXANDER ANDERSON THE LAY OF ST. NICHOLAS by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM |