| Thomas R. Lounsbury, ed. (1838–1915). Yale Book of American Verse. 1912. |
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| Edward Coate Pinkney. 1802–1828 |
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| 33. A Serenade |
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| LOOK out upon the stars, my love, | |
| And shame them with thine eyes, | |
| On which, than on the lights above, | |
| There hang more destinies. | |
| Night's beauty is the harmony | 5 |
| Of blending shades and light; | |
| Then, Lady, up,—look out, and be | |
| A sister to the night!— | |
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| Sleep not!—thine image wakes for aye, | |
| Within my watching breast: | 10 |
| Sleep not!—from her soft sleep should fly, | |
| Who robs all hearts of rest. | |
| Nay, Lady, from thy slumbers break, | |
| And make this darkness gay, | |
| With looks, whose brightness well might make | 15 |
| Of darker nights a day. | |
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