| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1076. The Clock’s Song |
| | | By Rose Hawthorne Lathrop |
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| EILEEN of four, | |
| Eileen of smiles; | |
| Eileen of five, | |
| Eileen of tears; | |
| Eileen of ten, of fifteen years, | 5 |
| Eileen of youth | |
| And woman’s wiles; | |
| Eileen of twenty, | |
| In love’s land, | |
| Eileen all tender | 10 |
| In her bliss, | |
| Untouched by sorrow’s treacherous kiss, | |
| And the sly weapon in life’s hand,— | |
| Eileen aroused to share all fate, | |
| Eileen a wife, | 15 |
| Pale, beautiful, | |
| Eileen most grave and dutiful, | |
| Mourning her dreams in queenly state. | |
| Eileen! Eileen!… | |
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