rhymer

1. The Queen of Elfland, who carried off Thomas the Rhymer upon her milk-white steed swifter than the wind, came riding by the Eildon Tree as a lady, if one of enchanting beauty.

在苏格兰传说里，精灵国度的女王如同一位仪态万千的贵妇，把诗人托马斯扶上她比风还快疾的乳白色战马，驰过艾尔顿树。

2. How could the critics praise such a rhymer?