La belle dame sans merci Flashcards
1
Q
I made a garland for her head
A
And bracelets too, and fragrant zone
2
Q
O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, alone and palely loitering?
A
The sedge has withered from the lake, and no birds sing.
3
Q
I see a lily on thy brow, with anguish moist and fever-dew
A
And on thy cheeks a fading rose fast withereth too.
4
Q
I saw pale kings and princes too, pale warriors, death-pale were they all;
A
They cried—‘La Belle Dame sans Merci thee hath in thrall!’
5
Q
And there I shut her wild wild eyes with kisses four.
A
And there she lullèd me asleep, and there I dreamed—Ah! woe betide!—