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Who wrote the line: "A thing of beauty is a joy forever"?
Who wrote the line: "A thing of beauty is a joy forever"?
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Romantic poetry + beauty theme = John Keats. "A thing of beauty is a joy forever" = Endymion.
Updated On: Jul 16, 2026
- John Keats
- Robert Browning
- P.B. Shelley
- William Wordsworth
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The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
- John Keats: wrote this exact line as the opening of his poem Endymion.
- Robert Browning: known instead for dramatic monologues such as "My Last Duchess."
- P.B. Shelley: remembered for lines like those in Ode to the West Wind, not this one.
- William Wordsworth: associated with nature poetry such as "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," not this quote.
The correct answer is John Keats.
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