...low-boughed trees. His passionate, pale, despairful face turns backward to the lady in the saddle. " I set her on my pacing steed, And nothing else saw...day long ; For sideways would she lean and sing A faery's song." The lady is so exquisite one could almost forgive her the poor knight's plight. She...

...thy cheeks a fading rose Fast withereth too. I met a lady in the meads. Full beautiful — a faery's child. Her hair was long, her foot was light. And her eyes were wild. I made a garland for her head, And bracelets too, and fragrant zone ; She look'd at me as she did love,...

...the underlying story events. In stanza six we begin to believe that we are really getting somewhere : I set her on my pacing steed, And nothing else saw all day long, For sidelong would she bend, and sing A fairy's song. In setting the lady on his 'pacing steed', the knight...

...thy cheeks a fading rose Fast withereth too. I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful — a faery's child, Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild, I made a garland for her head, And bracelets too, and fragrant zone; She look'd at me as she did love,...

...thy cheeks a fading rose Fast withereth too.' I met a lady in the meads Full beautiful - a faery's child, Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild. I made a garland for her head. And bracelets too, and fragrant zone; She look'd at me as she did love,...

...And bracelets too, and fragrant zone; She look'd at me as she did love, 20 And made sweet moan. VI I set her on my pacing steed, And nothing else saw all day long, For sidelong would she bend, and sing A faery's song. 26 manna - sweet-tasting food, usually associated...

...head, And bracelets too, and fragrant zone, She looked at me as she did love, And made sweet moan. 20 'I set her on my pacing steed, And nothing else saw...day long, For sideways would she lean, and sing A faery's song. 'She found me roots of relish sweet, 25 And honey wild, and manna dew, And sure in language...

...head, And bracelets too, and fragrant zone; She looked at me as she did love, 20 And made sweet moan. T set her on my pacing steed And nothing else saw all...day long, For sideways would she lean, and sing A faery's song. 25 'She found me roots of relish sweet, And honey wild and manna dew, And sure in language...

...dame sans merci' She looked at me as she did love And made sweet moan. 5457 'La belle dame sans merci' 998 sidelong would she bend and sing A faery's song. 5458 'La belle dame sans merci' ... La belle dame...

...thy cheeks a fading rose Fast withereth too— I met a Lady in the Meads, Full beautiful, a faery's child Her hair was long, her foot was light And her eyes were wild— I made a Garland for her head, And bracelets too, and fragrant Zone; She look'd at me as she did love...