"La Belle Dame sans Merci"

Georgia S.
A Ballad
By John Keats
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  1. ballad
    a narrative poem of popular origin
    La Belle Dame sans Merci: A Ballad
  2. ail
    cause physical suffering to and make sick or indisposed
    O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms,
  3. knight
    a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry
    O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms,
  4. loiter
    linger, remain, or wait around for no apparent reason
    Alone and palely loitering?
  5. withered
    lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
    The sedge has withered from the lake,
  6. haggard
    showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
    So haggard and so woe-begone?
  7. woe
    misery resulting from affliction
    So haggard and so woe-begone?
  8. granary
    a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
    The squirrel’s granary is full,
  9. harvest
    the gathering of a ripened crop
    And the harvest’s done.
  10. anguish
    extreme distress of body or mind
    With anguish moist and fever-dew,
  11. dew
    water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight
    With anguish moist and fever-dew,
  12. garland
    a circular band of flowers or other foliage
    I made a garland for her head,
  13. fragrant
    pleasant-smelling
    And bracelets too, and fragrant zone;
  14. relish
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
    She found me roots of relish sweet,
  15. lull
    make calm or still
    And there she lullèd me asleep,
  16. thrall
    the state of being under the control of another person
    Thee hath in thrall!’
  17. starve
    deprive of food
    I saw their starved lips in the gloam,
  18. gape
    be wide open
    With horrid warning gapèd wide,
  19. sojourn
    spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily
    And this is why I sojourn here,
Created on Tue Feb 07 10:48:28 EST 2012 (updated Tue Feb 07 11:33:26 EST 2012)

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