Love poems from the works of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning; . mi L 68 LOVE POEMS the first time I will sendA white rosebud for a guerdon,And the second time, a glove;But the third time—I may bend From my pride, and answer—PardonIf he comes to take my love. the young foot-page will run,Then my lover will ride faster,Till he kneeleth at my knee:I am a dukes eldest son, Thousand serfs do call me , O Love, I love but thee/ will kiss me on the mouthThen, and lead me as a loverThrough the crowds that praise his deeds;And, when soul-tied by one trot

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Love poems from the works of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning; . mi L 68 LOVE POEMS the first time I will sendA white rosebud for a guerdon,And the second time, a glove;But the third time—I may bend From my pride, and answer—PardonIf he comes to take my love. the young foot-page will run,Then my lover will ride faster,Till he kneeleth at my knee:I am a dukes eldest son, Thousand serfs do call me , O Love, I love but thee/ will kiss me on the mouthThen, and lead me as a loverThrough the crowds that praise his deeds;And, when soul-tied by one troth,Unto him I will discover That swans nest among the reeds. Ellie, with her smileNot yet ended, rose up gayly, Tied the bonnet, donned the shoe,And went homeward, round a mile,Just to see, as she did daily. What more eggs were with the two. ^c^ :^::^-l1l1, ^^M Y^iii^.--*^ V? ii^ 1^ 1^ LOVE POEMS 69 if XVI. Pushing through the elm-tree copse,Winding up the stream, Ught-hearted,Where the osier pathway leads,Past the boughs she stoops—and , the

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