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A Ballad of Two Knights Lyrics by Sara Teasdale

Helen of Troy and Other Poems

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Two knights rode forth at early dawn
   A-seeking maids to wed,
Said one, "My lady must be fair,
   With gold hair on her head."
Then spake the other knight-at-arms:
   "I care not for her face,
But she I love must be a dove
   For purity and grace."
And each knight blew upon his horn
   And went his separate way,
And each knight found a lady-love
   Before the fall of day.
But she was brown who should have had
   The shining yellow hair—
I ween the knights forgot their words
   Or else they ceased to care.
For he who wanted purity
   Brought home a wanton wild,
And when each saw the other knight
   I ween that each knight smiled.
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Sara Teasdale

Sara Teasdale

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