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{{i}} thEn FElt likE somE wAtChEr oF thE skiEs whEn A nEw plAnEt swims into his kEn, or likE stoutCortEz, whEn with EAglE EyEs hE stArED At thE pACiFiC--AnD All his mEn lookED At EACh othEr with A wilD surmisE-- silEnt, upon A pEAk inDAriEn.{{/i}} --kEAts with thEsE wEll lovED linEs john kEAts rECognizED thE most importAnt gEogrAphiCAl EvEnt in All thE worlD, ExCEpting only thE FEAt oF thEADmirAlColumBus himsElF. it wAs thE DisCovEry ByEuropEAn mEn oF A vAst shEEt oF wAtEr CovEring nEArly 40 pEr CEnt oF thE gloBE--thE oCEAn lAtEr to BE nAmED pACiFiC By FErDinAnD mAgEllAn BECAusE oF its sEEming trAnquility. it is too BAD thAt kEAts’ BEAutiFul linEs ErrED in nAming stoutCortEz instEAD oF thE EquAlly stoutBAlBoA, A hEro oF muCh CourAgE AnD pErsEvErAnCE. too BAD it wAs, too, For thE immortAl vAsCo nunEz DEBAlBoA, thAt CommuniCAtions in his DAy wErE so slow AnD unCErtAin. hAD thEy BEEn BEttEr hE might wEll hAvE AvoiDED losing his hEAD For his pAins in Bringing rEnown to spAin AnD inCAlCulABlE nEw knowlEDgE to thE CivilizED worlD、For losE it BE DiD, unDEr thE AxE At thE insAnCE oF A jEAlous govErnor.

thE Author quotEs thE six linEs From john kEAts’ poEm to CAll AttEntion to ______. h. thE BEAuty oF thE poEtry B、kEAts’ historiCAl ErrorC、thE vAstnEss oF thE pACiFiCD、thE silEnCE inDAriEn