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John Keats - A Thing of Beauty (Endymion)

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: 
Its lovliness increases; it will never 
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep 
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep 
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. 
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing 
A flowery band to bind us to the earth, 
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth 
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days, 
Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkn'd ways 
Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all, 
Some shape of beauty moves away the pall 
From our dark spirits. Such the sun, the moon, 
Trees old and young, sprouting a shady boon 
For simple sheep; and such are daffodils 
With the green world they live in; and clear rills 
That for themselves a cooling covert make 
'Gainst the hot season; the mid-forest brake, 
Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms: 
And such too is the grandeur of the dooms 
We have imagined for the mighty dead; 
An endless fountain of immortal drink, 
Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink. 

Added: on August 8th, 2007 at 6:39 PM | Viewed: 3608 times | Comments (4)


A Thing of Beauty (Endymion) - Comments and Information

Poet: John Keats
Poem: A Thing of Beauty (Endymion)

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Jul 30 2008

Comment 4 of 4, added on May 7th, 2009 at 1:05 AM.

Where can I get a comlete recitation of 'A Thing Of Beauty?'

Mr.A.Gupta from India
Comment 3 of 4, added on March 13th, 2009 at 5:54 AM.

It is really dounting to face the inhumane dearth of noble nature if it were not for thee- "Esoteric Keats"

pankaj tyagi from India
Comment 2 of 4, added on August 8th, 2007 at 6:39 PM.

I sometimes wonder , how dark can A THING OF BEAUTY be ...

I've somehow LIVED with dear Mr.Keats' poems ... And the tragedy which RUNS in his words , and sadly in his life , always leads me to an answer ...

The man whose name was writ in water ... :)



Kathy from Iran

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