Ode to a Nightingale
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"Ode to a Nightingale" is a poem by John Keats, one of his 1819 odes. It was written either in the garden of the Spaniards Inn, Hampstead, London, or, according to Keats' friend Charles Armitage Brown
W. J. Neatby's 1899 illustration for "Ode to a Nightingale"
Keats Listening to a Nightingale on Hampstead Heath by Joseph Severn, c. 1845
Holograph of Keats's "Ode to a Nightingale" written in May 1819
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Common nightingale
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The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale, is a small passerine bird which is known for its powerful and beautiful song, often described as one of the most beautiful sounds in n
Ode to a Nightingale
…to Keats' friend Charles Armitage Brown, under a plum tree in the garden of Keats' house at Wentworth Place, also in Hampstead. According to Brown, a nightingale had built its nest near the house that he shared with Keats in the spring of 1819. Inspired by the bird's song, Keats composed the poem in one day. It…
Luscinia megarhynchos Common nightingale Nachtegaal
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Luscinia megarhynchos eggs
A male singing.