| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| Sonnets from “A Lover’s Diary.” I. Love’s Outset |
| | | Sir Gilbert Parker (1862–1932) |
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| AS one would stand who saw a sudden light | |
| Flood down the world, and so encompass him, | |
| And in that world illumined Seraphim | |
| Brooded above and gladdened to his sight; | |
| So stand I in the flame of one great thought, | 5 |
| That broadens to my soul from where she waits, | |
| Who, yesterday, drew wide the inner gates | |
| Of all my being to the hopes I sought. | |
| Her words came to me like a summersong, | |
| Blown from the throat of some sweet nightingale; | 10 |
| I stand within her light the whole day long, | |
| And think upon her till the white stars fail: | |
| I lift my head towards all that makes life wise, | |
| And see no farther than my lady’s eyes. | |
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