John KeatsThe same that oft-times hath charm'd magic casements, opening on the foam of perilous seas, in fairy lands forlorn.
About This Quote
Lord Byron wrote the above quote in 1815. The reference to “fairy lands forlorn” is an allusion to the pointlessness of shipwrecks, where sailors would be swallowed by the ocean and never seen again. The poem goes on to talk about how, in addition to being tormented by these perils, sailors are also tormented by their own dreams.
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