La Belle Dame sans Merci by John Keats Summary and line by line explanation

*Correction John Keats was born in London on 31 October 1795 and died on 23 February 1821 in Rome, Italy. He died of tuberculosis at the age of 25.
La Belle Dame Sans Merci which literally means, "The Beautiful Lady Without Mercy" is a popular ballad produced by famous Romantic poet John Keats(1795-1821) published in 1819. The title was derived from a 15th-century poem by Alain Chartier called La Belle Dame sans Mercy. The poem is about a lady who condemns a knight to an unpleasant fate after she seduces him with her charms and singing.
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