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A thing of beauty is a joy forever

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  1. The first line of the poem “Endymion,” by John Keats.


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"A thing of beauty is a joy forever," Keats wrote.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2010

A Thing of Beauty To the Editors: "A thing of beauty is a joy forever."

From Time Magazine Archive

When the poet Keats wrote those well-known lines, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever Its loveliness increases," the first line stood originally: "A thing of beauty is a constant joy."

From Conversation What to Say and How to Say it by Conklin, Mary Greer

The lines are most graceful and the structure is the fulfillment of Keats' line: "A thing of beauty is a joy forever."

From The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon by Hillis, Newell Dwight

A thing of beauty is a joy forever!

From Daisy's Necklace And What Came of It by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey

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