La Belle Dame Sans Merci
La Belle Dame Sans Merci
by John Keats

La Belle Dame Sans Merci Quotes

Find quotes from this poem, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.

Love Quotes

She looked at me as she did love, And made sweet moan. (lines 19-20)

Women and Femininity Quotes

I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; (lines 13-14)

The Supernatural Quotes

[…] A fairy's child (line 14)

Versions of Reality Quotes

O what can ail thee, knight at arms, Alone and palely loitering (lines 1-2)

Abandonment Quotes

O what can ail thee, knight at arms, Alone and palely loitering? (lines 1-2)