...air, I sang an old and moving story — An old rude song, that suited well That ruin wild and hoary. She listened with a flitting blush, With downcast eyes and modest grace For well she knew, I could not choose But gaze upon her face. I told her of the Knight that wore Upon...

...told her of the Knight that wore Upon his shield a burning brand ; 30 And that for ten long years he wooed The Lady of the Land. I told her how he pined...the pleading tone With which I sang another's love, 35 Interpreted my own. She listened with a flitting blush, With downcast eyes, and modest grace ; And...

...Gouache, watercolor, and ink over pencil drawing, 5.75 x 9 inches. Collection of Susan and Jack Davis. She listened with a flitting blush, With downcast eyes and modest grace For well she knew I could not choose But gaze upon her face. —Coleridge 14662 Herrick. Copyright...

...deep, the low, the pleading tone, 50 With which I sang another's love, Interpreted my own! She listen'd with a flitting blush, With downcast eyes and modest grace. And she forgave me, that I gaz'd 5 5 Too fondly on her face! But when I told the cruel scorn, That craz'd this bold and lovely...