The Blessed Damozel

(6) Tree Line

The main challenge of "The Blessed Damozel" comes in its use of old-timey Victorian language. Not too many people know what a "cithern" is, after all. Once you conquer those roadblocks, though (and the stanza-by-stanza "Summary" is here to help), this won't feel like a slog all the way up to the damsel's balcony in heaven. It'll be more like a chillaxing picnic under the tree of life—good times.