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Ballad Love John Keats La Belle Dame Sans

Front John Keats - La Belle Dame sans Merci. A Ballad
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I set her on my pacing steed,
And nothing else saw all day long,
For sidelong would she bend, and sing
A faery's song.
Back •'sing' and 'song' fits with the ballad
•strong femme fatale literature image => mysterious, seductive woman whose charm ensnare her lovers 
•in turn the love becomes more about selfish love - what is her gain from ensnaring him?

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