Low spake the knight to the peasant-girl:
“I tell thee sooth, I am belted earl;
Fly with me from this garden small,
And thou shalt sit in my castle’s hall;

“Thou shalt have pomp, and wealth, and pleasure,
Joys beyond thy fancy’s measure;
Here with my sword and horse I stand,
To bear thee away to my distant land.

“Take, thou...