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About the poet
John Keats (1795-182 1) was a Brltish Romantic poet.
Although tralned to be a surgeon, Keats decided to
devote htmseif wholly to poetry. Keats' secret, hts power
to sway and delght the readers, lies primarily in his
gtt for percetving the world and Ivtng his moods and
asplrations tn terms of language. The following is an
excerpt from his poem 'Endymion; A Poettc Rormance.
The poem is based on a Greek legend, In which
Endymion, a beautiful young shepherd and poet who
ltved on Mount Latmos, had a vision of Cynthia, the
Moon Goddess. The enchanted youth resolved to seek
her out and so wandered away through the forest and
down under the sea.
Before you read
What pleasure does a beauttful thng gtve us? Are beauttful
things worth treasung?
A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Its loveliness increases, it will never
ealmnessHelaghen
of bawishPass into nothingness: but will keep, thinsl
Companed a calminA bower quiet for us] and a sleep
rull of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing
(o pleasant
plaey ahherefore. on everybindmorrow.
A lowery band)to us to are
the we(wreathinglbesdu things
earth bind t the eath
C wi)Spite of despondençe. of the inhuman
(n-alitinabn of noble natures) of the gloomy days, dearth(
dejeatiog
Arephonaof allthe unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways
Made for our searehing: yes, in spite ot all euil
Some shape of beauty moves away the
From our dark spirits. Such the sun, thepallcoveing
moon,
Trees old, and young, sprouting a shady bUon
Rngae Sayre -aabbe. 1
4 AThing of Beauty 120740112
About the poet
John Keats (1795-182 1) was a Brltish Romantic poet.
Although tralned to be a surgeon, Keats decided to
devote htmseif wholly to poetry. Keats' secret, hts power
to sway and delght the readers, lies primarily in his
gtt for percetving the world and Ivtng his moods and
asplrations tn terms of language. The following is an
excerpt from his poem 'Endymion; A Poettc Rormance.
The poem is based on a Greek legend, In which
Endymion, a beautiful young shepherd and poet who
ltved on Mount Latmos, had a vision of Cynthia, the
Moon Goddess. The enchanted youth resolved to seek
her out and so wandered away through the forest and
down under the sea.
Before you read
What pleasure does a beauttful thng gtve us? Are beauttful
things worth treasung?
A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Its loveliness increases, it will never
ealmnessHelaghen
of bawishPass into nothingness: but will keep, thinsl
Companed a calminA bower quiet for us] and a sleep
rull of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing
(o pleasant
plaey ahherefore. on everybindmorrow.
A lowery band)to us to are
the we(wreathinglbesdu things
earth bind t the eath
C wi)Spite of despondençe. of the inhuman
(n-alitinabn of noble natures) of the gloomy days, dearth(
dejeatiog
Arephonaof allthe unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways
Made for our searehing: yes, in spite ot all euil
Some shape of beauty moves away the
From our dark spirits. Such the sun, thepallcoveing
moon,
Trees old, and young, sprouting a shady bUon
