Acrostic: Georgiana Augusta Keats

Acrostic:

Georgiana Augusta Keats

This is dated 'Foot of Helvellyn, June 27,' 1818, and was sent, as something overlooked, to his brother and sister, September 18, 1819. 'I wrote it in a great hurry which you will see. Indeed I would not copy it if I thought it would ever be seen by any but yourselves.'

Give me your patience, sister, while I frame

Exact in capitals your golden name;

Or sue the fair Apollo and he will

Rouse from his heavy slumber and instill

Great love in me for thee and Poesy.

Imagine not that greatest mastery

And kingdom over all the Realms of verse,

Nears more to heaven in aught, than when we nurse

And surety give to love and Brotherhood.

Anthropophagi in Othello's mood;

Ulysses storm'd and his enchanted belt

Glow with the Muse, but they are never felt

Unbosom'd so and so eternal made,

Such tender incense in their laurel shade

To all the regent sisters of the Nine

As this poor offering to you, sister mine.

Kind sister! ay, this third name says you are;

Enchanted has it been the Lord knows where;

And may it taste to you like good old wine,

Take you to real happiness and give

Sons, daughters and a home like honied hive.