I. The stranger lighted from his steed, And ere he spake a word, He seiz'd my lady's lilly hand, And kiss'd it all unheard. II. The stranger walk'd into the hall, And ere he spake a word, He kiss'd my lady's cherry lips, And kiss'd 'em all unheard. III. The stranger walk'd into the bower,-- But my lady first did go,-- Aye hand in hand into the bower, Where my lord's roses blow. IV. My lady's maid had a silken scarf, And a golden ring had she, And a kiss from the stranger, as off he went Again on his fair palfrey. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 4 by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE LADY'S 'YES' by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING WINDSOR FOREST by ALEXANDER POPE VENUS AND ADONIS by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THE STOLEN CHILD by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS FOOTLIGHT MOTIFS: 1. MRS. VERNON CASTLE by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS APPARITIONS by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH PIONEER WOMAN by EVA K. ANGLESBURG FO'C'S'LE YARNS: 2D SERIES. DEDICATION by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN |