波西·比希·雪莱致约翰·济慈
MydearKeats,
Ihearwithgreatpainthedangerousaccidentthatyouhaveundergone, , , ; theyhaveenteredintonobondwiththeMusestothateffect...Butseriously (forIamjokingonwhatIamveryanxiousabout) IthinkyouwoulddowelltopassthewinteraftersotremendousanaccidentinItaly, and (ifyouthinksitasnecessaryasIdo) solongasyoucouldfindPisaoritsneighborhoodagreeabletoyou, , (Franceisnotworthseeing, andtheseaairisparticularlygoodforweaklungs), , atalleventstoseeItaly, andyourhealth, whichIsuggestasamotive, —andwhatisagreaterpieceofforbearance—aboutthemountainsthestreamsandthefields, thecolorsofthesky, andtheskyitself...
Ihavelatelyreadyour "Endymion" againandevenwithanewsenseofthetreasuresofpoetryitcontains, thoughtreasurespouredforthwithindistinctprofusion—This, peopleingeneralwillnotendure, , .—"PrometheusUnbound" Iimagineyouwillreceivenearlyatthesametimewiththisletter."TheCenci" Ihopeyouhavealreadyreceived—itwasstudiouslycomposedinadifferentstyle "Belowthegoodhowfar! butfarabovethegreat".InpoetryIhavesoughttoavoidsystemandmannerism; Iwishthosewhoexcelmeingeniuswouldpursuethesameplan...
WhetheryouremaininEngland, orjourneytoItaly, —believethatyoucarrywithyoumyanxiouswishesforyourhealth, happinessandsuccess, whereveryouare, orwhateveryouundertake—andthatIam,
Yourssincerely,
Pisa,
July27,1820
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