"Now' twixt the trees slowly a Knight there rode, Musing belike; a seemly man and fair, No more a youth, but bearing not the load Of many years; he might have seen the wear Of thirty summers:" The Earthly Paradise: The Hill of Venus, verse 4 The connection with The Hill of Venus is indi9cated by the similarity of the costume the rider wears and the known illustrations to the story. For some reason this illustration was not used.