The poem Isabella, or the Pot of Basil was written by the English poet John Keats and published in 1820. The story tells how Isabella falls in love with Lorenzo, a young man who works for her brothers. When they discover the relationship, they kill him and bury him in a forest to prevent the marriage. Later, Lorenzo appears to Isabella in a dream and tells her where his body is buried. Isabella goes there, exhumes the body, and buries his head in a pot of basil, which she cares for regularly. Th

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