She dwelt among the untrodden ways
Beside the springs of Dove,
A Maid whom there were none to praise
And very few to love:
The first stanza describes the area in which Lucy (“She”) lived. This rural scenery 
is described as a locus amoenus, an idealized beautiful place. From the first line, 
the lyrical voice refers to a “She”, his/her loved one that will later acquire a name 
(“Lucy”). Notice how it is described that she “dwelt”, meaning that she lived there 
in the past. Although this rural scenery is described as idyllic and magnificent 
place (“among the untrodden ways/Beside the springs of Dove”), Lucy was alone 
and there was no one to praise her and to love her (A Maid whom there were none 
to praise/ And very few to love”). The first line, which serves also as the title of the 
poem, suggests that Lucy lived both physically and spiritually unrevealed and 
distant.