| Louis Untermeyer, ed. (1885–1977). Modern British Poetry. 1920. |
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| Oscar Wilde. 1856–1900 |
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| 19. Requiescat |
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| TREAD lightly, she is near | |
| Under the snow, | |
| Speak gently, she can hear | |
| The daisies grow. | |
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| All her bright golden hair | 5 |
| Tarnished with rust, | |
| She that was young and fair | |
| Fallen to dust. | |
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| Lily-like, white as snow, | |
| She hardly knew | 10 |
| She was a woman, so | |
| Sweetly she grew. | |
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| Coffin-board, heavy stone, | |
| Lie on her breast; | |
| I vex my heart alone, | 15 |
| She is at rest. | |
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| Peace, peace; she cannot hear | |
| Lyre or sonnet; | |
| All my life's buried here, | |
| Heap earth upon it. | 20 |
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