914. Ah, Be Not False by Richard Watson Gilder. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900

Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

914. Ah, Be Not False

By Richard Watson Gilder


AH, be not false, sweet Splendor!
Be true, be good;
Be wise as thou art tender;
Be all that Beauty should.

Not lightly be thy citadel subdued;	5
Not ignobly, not untimely.
Take praise in solemn mood;
Take love sublimely.