| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1462. If I but Knew |
| | | By Amy E. Leigh |
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| IF I but knew what the tree-tops say, | |
| Whispering secrets night and day, | |
| I ’d make a song, my love, for you, | |
| If I but knew—if I but knew. | |
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| If I but knew how the lilies brew | 5 |
| Nectar rare from a drop of dew, | |
| A crystal glass I ’d fill for you, | |
| If I but knew—if I but knew. | |
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| Love, if I knew but one tender word, | |
| Sweet as the note of a wooing bird, | 10 |
| I ’d tell my ardent love to you, | |
| If I but knew—if I but knew. | |
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