Uploaded on August 29, 2011
…Away, into the forest depths
by pleasant paths they go,
he with his rifle on his arm,
the lady with her bow …
–William Cullen Bryant
The Giant Book of Poetry
edited by William H. Roetzheim
08.29.2023: I included barely any of this poem, which is a shame, because it tells an interesting story. I guess “retells an interesting story” is better wording, because it’s an archetype: the dangerous lady.