| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| The Wonder-Child |
| | | Richard Le Gallienne (1866–1947) |
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| “OUR little babe,” each said, “shall be | |
| Like unto thee”—“Like unto thee!” | |
| “Her mother’s”—“Nay, his father’s”—“eyes,” | |
| “Dear curls like thine”—but each replies, | |
| “As thine, all thine, and naught of me.” | 5 |
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| What sweet solemnity to see | |
| The little life upon thy knee, | |
| And whisper as so soft it lies,— | |
| “Our little babe!” | |
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| For, whether it be he or she, | 10 |
| A David or a Dorothy, | |
| “As mother fair,” or “father wise,” | |
| Both when it ’s “good,” and when it cries, | |
| One thing is certain,—it will be | |
| Our little babe. | 15 |
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