| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1490. The Rosary |
| | | By Robert Cameron Rogers |
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| THE HOURS I spent with thee, dear heart, | |
| Are as a string of pearls to me; | |
| I count them over, every one apart, | |
| My rosary. | |
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| Each hour a pearl, each pearl a prayer, | 5 |
| To still a heart in absence wrung; | |
| I tell each bead unto the end and there | |
| A cross is hung. | |
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| Oh memories that bless—and burn! | |
| Oh barren gain—and bitter loss! | 10 |
| I kiss each bead, and strive at last to learn | |
| To kiss the cross, | |
| Sweetheart, | |
| To kiss the cross. | |
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