One character in this poem warns the hero that he might be chased by "dwarfish Hildebrand" and "old Lord Maurice," while another is described as being "clasped like a missal.../As though a rose should shut, and be a bud again.
One character in this poem warns the hero that he might be chased by "dwarfish Hildebrand" and "old Lord Maurice," while another is described as being "clasped like a missal.../As though a rose should shut, and be a bud again." Its hero sets out a table with "cloth of woven crimson, gold and jet" and "candied apple, quince, and plum, and gourd" before playing a Chartrier air on the lute for his beloved, to whom he reveals "an elfin-storm from faery land" as their destination. With the (*) old maid Angela's help, this poem's hero spirits her past the Porter, bloodhound, and Beadsman out of the Baron's castle while everyone celebrates the festival. For 10 points, name this poem in Spenserian stanzas about Porphyro and Madeleine's escape during a night of virgin rituals, by John Keats.
One character in this poem warns the hero that he might be chased by "dwarfish Hildebrand" and "old Lord Maurice," while another is described as being "clasped like a missal.../As though a rose should shut, and be a bud again.
“The {Eve} of {St. Agnes}”