Men and Women (Browning)/Volume 2/Misconceptions
MISCONCEPTIONS.
1.This is a spray the Bird clung to,Making it blossom with pleasure,Ere the high tree-top she sprung to,Fit for her nest and her treasure.Oh, what a hope beyond measureWas the poor spray's, which the flying feet hung to,—So to be singled out, built in, and sung to!
2.This is a heart the Queen leant on,Thrilled in a minute erratic, Ere the true bosom she bent on,Meet for love's regal dalmatic.Oh, what a fancy ecstaticWas the poor heart's, ere the wanderer went on—Love to be saved for it, proffered to, spent on!