Dirck Bouts paintings

Dirck Bouts paintings
Dante Gabriel Rossetti paintings
Joy to the fair!—thy knight behold,Return’d from yonder land of gold;No wealth he brings, nor wealth can need,Save his good arms and battle-steed;His spurs, to dash against a foe,His lance and sword to lay him low;Such all the trophies of his toil,Such—and the hope of Tekla’s smile!
3.“Joy to the fair! whose constant knightHer favour fired to feats of might;Unnoted shall she not remain,Where meet the bright and noble train;Minstrel shall sing and herald tell—‘Mark yonder maid of beauty well,‘Tis she for whose bright eyes were wonThe listed field at Askalon! Away! our journey lies through dell and dingle,Where the blithe fawn trips by its timid mother,Where the broad oak, with intercepting boughs,Chequers the sunbeam in the greensward alley—Up and away!—for lovely paths are theseTo tread, when the glad Sun is on his throne;Less pleasant, and less safe, when Cynthia’s lampWith doubtful glimmer lights the dreary forest. –Ettrick Forest.–