The Maiden caught me in the wild
Where I was dancing merrily
She put me into her Cabinet
And lock'd me up with a golden key
This cabinet is form'd of gold
And pearl and crystal shining bright
And within it opens into a world
And a little lovely moony night
Another England there I saw
Another London with its Tower
Another Thames and other hills
And another pleasant Surrey bower
Another Maiden like herself,
Translucent, lovely, shining clear
These lines show how his entire outlook on everything has changed with his relationship with the maiden. This happens in many relationships, where people get put into an almost daze and don’t see reality for a while. Of course, this all comes crashing down when he sees her true colors in the last eight lines of the poem.
The Crystal Cabinet