| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| From “Monna Innominata.” I. Agnegation |
| | | Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–94) |
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| IF there be any one can take my place | |
| And make you happy whom I grieve to grieve, | |
| Think not that I can grudge it, but believe | |
| I do commend you to that nobler grace, | |
| That readier with than mine, that sweeter face; | 5 |
| Yea, since your riches make me rich, conceive | |
| I too am crown’d, while bridal crowns I weave, | |
| And thread the bridal dance with jocund pace. | |
| For if I did not love you, it might be | |
| That I should grudge you some one dear delight; | 10 |
| But since the heart is yours that was mine own, | |
| Your pleasure is my pleasure, right my right, | |
| Your honorable freedom makes me free, | |
| And you companion’d I am not alone. | |
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