A THING OF BEAUTY by John Keats ; C B S E 12

A thing of beauty is a joy forever: (a)

Its loveliness increases; it will never (a)

Pass into nothingness; but still will keep(b)

A bower quiet for us, and a sleep(b)

Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.(c)

Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing?(c)

A flowery band to bind us to the earth,(d)

Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth(d)

Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,(e)

Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways(e)

Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all,(f)

Some shape of beauty moves away the pall(f)

From our dark spirits. Such the sun, the moon,(g)

Trees old and young, sprouting a shady boon(g)

For simple sheep; and such are daffodils(h)

With the green world they live in; and clear rills(h)

That for themselves a cooling covert make(i)

'Gainst the hot season; the mid forest brake,(i)

Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms(j)

And such too is the grandeur of the dooms(j)

We have imagined for the mighty dead;(k)

All lovely tales that we have heard or read(k)

An endless fountain of immortal drink,(l)

Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink.(l) [24 lines]

 

 

WORDS	MEANINGS		WORDS	MEANINGS
forever	For always		Breathing	respire
Loveliness	Very attractive		wreathing	encircle
Increases	Grow, get bigger		despondence	State of being loss of hope
nothingness	Non-existence		inhuman	cruel
bower	Pleasant shady place		dearth	scarcity
quiet	calm		gloomy	depressing
shady	shadowy		sprouting	growing
boon	blessing		rills	Small streams
covert	Not openly displayed		sprinkling	A small distribution of water
blooms	Be in flower		Musk rose	A wild rose with musk-scented flowers
grandeurs	Impressiveness in appearance/style		dooms	fates
mighty	powerful		immortal	Living for ever
pouring	Falling heavily		brink	Extreme edge
unto	Archaic form of ‘to’		‘gainst	against
O’ver	over		morrow	tomorrow