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Question : To whom the line 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever ' is attributed?

Option 1: William Wordsworth

Option 2: John Keats

Option 3: Dr. Charles Dickens

Option 4: Dr. Jonathan Swift


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Correct Answer: John Keats


Solution : The correct answer is  John Keats

Endymion is a poem by John Keats first published in 1818 by Taylor and Hessey of Fleet Street in London. John Keats dedicated this poem to the late poet Thomas Chatterton. The poem begins with the line "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever".

A thing of beauty is a joy forever because it is a permanent source of joy and inspiration and leaves a lasting impression on us. The pleasure and happiness given by it never fades away but keeps on increasing.

John Keats was a worshipper of beauty and he saw it as an everlasting source of joy and happiness. Through his poem he conveys that a thing of beauty removes the pall of sadness and sorrow and gives us joy and pleasure. The beauty of a thing goes on increasing and never passes into nothingness.

Final answer is  John Keats

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