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La Belle Dame Sans Merci

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[la bel dam sahn mer-see] / la bɛl dam sɑ̃ mɛrˈsi /

noun

  1. a ballad (1819) by Keats.


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His composition was a setting of Keats's famous tragic ballad La Belle Dame Sans Merci for a unique combination of instruments.

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Burne-Jones' girls have often been ridiculed for their insipid and standardized look, but they have a way of breaking out into an obsessional character--as La Belle Dame Sans Merci.

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Her college yearbook thumbnailed her as "a unique blend of La Belle Dame Sans Merci and Goldilocks and the Three Bears."

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Henry Brocken rides upon Rosinante into a strange dream country wherein he meets such familiar characters as Lemuel Gulliver, La Belle Dame Sans Merci and Jane Eyre.

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"La Belle Dame Sans Merci," by Stanford, is an excellent piece of work.

From The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. by Benton, Caroline French