Some people don't know that the famous 'A thing of beauty is a joy forever' is from Endymion a John Keat's poem that begins like this:
'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:Its loveliness increases; it will neverPass into nothingness; but still will keepA bower quiet for us, and a sleepFull of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. '
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picture: knitted nursery rhyme characters at Stitchery-Doing project.