<P> Endymion is a poem by John Keats first published in 1818 . It begins with the line `` A thing of beauty is a joy for ever '' . Endymion is written in rhyming couplets in iambic pentameter ( also known as heroic couplets ) . Keats based the poem on the Greek myth of Endymion , the shepherd beloved by the moon goddess Selene . The poem elaborates on the original story and renames Selene `` Cynthia '' ( an alternative name for Artemis ) . </P>
<P> Endymion is a poem by John Keats first published in 1818 . It begins with the line `` A thing of beauty is a joy for ever '' . Endymion is written in rhyming couplets in iambic pentameter ( also known as heroic couplets ) . Keats based the poem on the Greek myth of Endymion , the shepherd beloved by the moon goddess Selene . The poem elaborates on the original story and renames Selene `` Cynthia '' ( an alternative name for Artemis ) . </P>
who said a thing of beauty is a joy forever
who said a thing of beauty is a joy forever
John Keats
John Keats