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John Keats - Sonnet. If By Dull Rhymes Our English Must Be Chain`d
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If by dull rhymes our English must be chain`d,
     And, like Andromeda, the Sonnet sweet
   Fetter`d, in spite of pained loveliness;
   Let us find out, if we must be constrain`d,
     Sandals more interwoven and complete
   To fit the naked foot of poesy;
   Let us inspect the lyre, and weigh the stress
   Of every chord, and see what may be gain`d
     By ear industrious, and attention meet:
  Misers of sound and syllable, no less
    Than Midas of his coinage, let us be
    Jealous of dead leaves in the bay wreath crown;
  So, if we may not let the Muse be free,
    She will be bound with garlands of her own.
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