I met a lady in the meads,
Full beautiful, a faery's child,
Her hair was long, her foot was light,
And her eyes were wild.
V.
I made a garland for her head,
And bracelets too, and fragrant zone;
She look'd at me as she did love,
And made sweet moan.
VI.
I set her on my pacing steed,
And nothing else saw all day long,
For sidelong would she bend, and sing
A faery's song.
VII.
She found me roots of relish sweet,
This is a strange line. The ‘sidelong’ reference suggests she rode side-saddle, but also suggests secretiveness, deception maybe. She doesn’t face him squarely and honestly. Also, what does ‘bend’ mean? Could she be adapting herself, falsifying her persona to fit what she thinks he wants or needs so she can entrap him?