| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 827. Departure |
| | | By May Riley Smith |
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| ADIEU, kind Life, though thou hast often been | |
| Lavish of quip, and scant of courtesy, | |
| Beneath thy roughness I have found in thee | |
| A host who doth my parting favor win. | |
| Friend, teacher, sage, and sometimes harlequin, | 5 |
| Thine every mood hath held some good for me,— | |
| Nor ever friendlier seemed thy company | |
| Than on this night when I must quit thine inn. | |
| I love thee, Life, in spite of thy rude ways! | |
| Dear is thy pleasant house, so long my home. | 10 |
| I thank thee for the hospitable days, | |
| The friends, the rugged cheer. Then, landlord, come! | |
| Pour me a stirrup cup,—our parting nears: | |
| I ever liked thy wine, though salt with tears. | |
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