| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| A Prayer |
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| DEAR, let me dream of love, | |
| Ah! though a dream it be! | |
| I ’ll ask no boon, above | |
| A word, a smile, from thee: | |
| At most, in some still hour, one kindly thought of me. | 5 |
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| Sweet, let me gaze awhile | |
| Into those radiant eyes! | |
| I ’ll scheme not to beguile | |
| The heart, that deeper lies | |
| Beneath them, than you star in night’s pellucid skies. | 10 |
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| Love, let my spirit bow | |
| In worship at thy shrine! | |
| I ’ll swear thou shalt not know | |
| One word from lips of mine, | |
| An instant’s pain to send through that shy soul of thine. | 15 |
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