| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1290. A Little Way |
| | | By Frank Lebby Stanton |
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| A LITTLE way to walk with you, my own— | |
| Only a little way, | |
| Then one of us must weep and walk alone | |
| Until God’s day. | |
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| A little way! It is so sweet to live | 5 |
| Together, that I know | |
| Life would not have one withered rose to give | |
| If one of us should go. | |
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| And if these lips should ever learn to smile, | |
| With thy heart far from mine, | 10 |
| ’T would be for joy that in a little while | |
| They would be kissed by thine! | |
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