| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| Expectation |
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| COME while the afternoon of May | |
| Is sweet with many a lilac-spray, | |
| Come while the sparrows chirping fare | |
| From branch to branch across the square. | |
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| Come like the dawn and bring to me | 5 |
| The fresh winds of an open sea, | |
| Come like the stars of night and bear | |
| All consolation in thine hair. | |
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| Bring me release from ancient pain, | |
| Bring me the hopes of joy found vain, | 10 |
| Bring me thy sweetness of the dove, | |
| Come, sweet, and bring thyself and love! | |
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