...and still to be enjoyed, Forever panting, and forever young; And breathing human passion far above, That leaves a heart high-sorrowful and cloyed, A burning forehead, and a parching tongue. Who are these coming to the sacrifice? To what green altar, O mysterious priest, Lead'st thou that...

...and still to be enjoyed, Forever panting, and forever young; All breathing human passion far above, That leaves a heart high-sorrowful and cloyed, A burning forehead, and a parching tongue. Who are these coming to the sacrifice? To what green altar, O mysterious priest, Lead'st thou that...

...and still to be enjoyed. forever panting, and forever young; all breathing human passion far above, that leaves a heart high-sorrowful and cloyed, a burning forehead, and a parching tongue. Form: Iambic pentameter, irregular but frequent end-rhymes — Vocabulary: Sylvan: woodland: deities:...

...and still to be enjoyed, For ever panting, and forever young All breathing human passion far above, That leaves a heart high-sorrowful and cloyed, A burning forehead, and a parching tongue. (11.26-30) In these fascinating and highly complex lines, Keats draws a contrast between the perfected...

...and still to be enjoyed, For ever panting, and for ever young; All breathing human passion far above, That leaves a heart high-sorrowful and cloyed, A burning forehead, and a parching tongue. ® BACKGROUND Keats wrote the poem in May 1819. Greek funeral urns or vases were decorated with scenes...

...and still to be enjoyed, Forever panting, and forever young; All breathing human passion far above, That leaves a heart high-sorrowful and cloyed, A burning forehead, and a parching tongue. Few writers today could pull off verses like these without milking the irony or adding words that rhyme...