# LXXII explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by John Keats.

## What happens

Crafticant continues his diary entry, noting the time, weather, and coordinates. A flight of starlings is spotted heading toward Thibet, and the Princess is described as sulky and irritable, even biting her nurse.

## Character check-ins

### Crafticant

Continues his diary, recording observations of the journey.

### Princess

Sulky and irritable, demands an extra shawl and bites her nurse.

## Key lines

> Well, let us see⁠— tenth book and chapter nine ,”⁠— Thus Crafticant pursues his diary:⁠— “ ’Twas twelve o’clock at night, the weather fine, Latitude thirty-six; our scouts descry A flight of starlings making rapidly Towards Thibet.

Crafticant continues his diary, noting it is midnight with fine weather at latitude 36, and scouts spot starlings flying quickly toward Thibet.

_Crafticant records the time, location, and a sighting of starlings._

> Mem. :⁠—birds fly in the night; From twelve to half-past⁠—wings not fit to fly For a thick fog⁠—the Princess sulky quite: Call’d for an extra shawl, and gave her nurse a bite.

He notes that birds fly at night, but from midnight to half past, fog makes flying difficult. The Princess is very sulky, demands an extra shawl, and bites her nurse.

_Crafticant observes the Princess's bad mood and her aggressive behavior toward her nurse._

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