| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1539. Laurana’s Song |
| | | For “A Lady of Venice” |
| | | By Richard Hovey |
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| WHO ’LL have the crumpled pieces of a heart? | |
| Let him take mine! | |
| Who ’ll give his whole of passion for a part, | |
| And call ’t divine? | |
| Who ’ll have the soiled remainder of desire? | 5 |
| Who ’ll warm his fingers at a burnt-out fire? | |
| Who ’ll drink the lees of love, and cast i’ the mire | |
| The nobler wine? | |
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| Let him come here, and kiss me on the mouth, | |
| And have his will! | 10 |
| Love dead and dry as summer in the South | |
| When winds are still, | |
| And all the leafage shrivels in the heat! | |
| Let him come here and linger at my feet | |
| Till he grow weary with the over-sweet, | 15 |
| And die, or kill. | |
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