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Poems Of John Keats: La Belle Dame Sans Merci

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From: Great Works of Literature
Date: 19920101
Author:Keats, John

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La Belle Dame Sans Merci

'O what can ail thee, knight - at - arms, Alone and palely loitering? The sedge has wither'd from the lake, And no birds sing.

'O what can ail thee, knight - at - arms! So haggard and so woe - begone? The squirrel's granary is full, And the harvest's done.

'I see a lily on thy brow With anguish moist and fever - dew, And on 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 ...

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