Helen of Troy And Other Poems (57)

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A Ballad¹ of Two Knights³

Two knights rode forth⁴ at early dawnA-seeking maids to wed⁵, Said one, "My lady must be fair,With gold hair on her head."

Then spake the other knight²-at-arms："I care not for her face, But she I love must be a doveFor purity and grace."

And each knight blew upon his hornAnd went his separate way, And each knight found a lady-loveBefore the fall of day.

But she was brown who should have hadThe shining yellow hair —— I ween the knights forgot their wordsOr else they ceased to care.

For he who wanted purityBrought home a wanton wild, And when each saw the other knightI ween that each knight smiled.

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1 ballad
n.歌谣，民谣，流行爱情歌曲
参考例句：
This poem has the distinctive flavour of a ballad.这首诗有民歌风味。 This is a romantic ballad that is pure corn.这是一首极为伤感的浪漫小曲。

2 knight
n.骑士，武士；爵士
参考例句：
He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。 A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

3 knights
骑士；（中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )；骑士；爵士；（国际象棋中）马
参考例句：
stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事 He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。

4 forth
adv.向前；向外，往外
参考例句：
The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。 He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

5 wed
v.娶，嫁，与…结婚
参考例句：
The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。 The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。