Music Quotes by John Keats

The silver, snarling trumpets 'gan to chide.

— John Keats

Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.

— John Keats

O for the gentleness of old Romance, the simple planning of a minstrel's song!

— John Keats

was it a vision or a waking dream? Fled is that music--do I wake or sleep?

— John Keats

Dancing music, music sad, Both together, sane and mad…

— John Keats

Music's golden tongue Flatter'd to tears this aged man and poor.

— John Keats

There is nothing stable in the world; uproar's your only music.

— John Keats

Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; Not to the sensual ear, but, more…

— John Keats

Give me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather and a little music played out of doors by somebody I do not know.

— John Keats

“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on.”

— John Keats

Dry your eyes O dry your eyes, For I was taught in Paradise To ease my breast of melodies.

— John Keats

Where are the songs of Spring? Aye, where are they? Think not of them; thou has thy music too.

— John Keats

Dance and Provencal song and sunburnt mirth! On for a beaker full of the warm South, Full of the true, the blushful…

— John Keats

Away with old Romance! Away with novels, plots and plays of foreign courts; Away with love-verses, sugar'd in rhyme, the intrigues, amours…

— John Keats

Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter: therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; Not to the sensual ear, but, more…

— John Keats