Before Keats arrived, he wrote to a friend that "one of the pleasantest means of annulling self is approaching such a shrine as the cottage of Burns — we need not think of his misery — that is all gone — bad luck to it — I shall look upon it all with unmixed pleasure."
Before Keats arrived, he wrote to a friend that "one of the most enjoyable ways to forget oneself is approaching such an iconic dwelling as the cottage of Burns — we need not think about his misfortune — that is all gone — bad luck to it — I shall look upon it all with unalloyed delight."