| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| Ah, Bring It Not |
| | | Dollie Radford (b. 1858) |
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| AH, bring it not so grudgingly, | |
| The gift thou bringest me, | |
| Thy kind hands shining from afar | |
| Let me in welcome see, | |
| And know the treasure that they hold, | 5 |
| For purest gold. | |
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| And with glad feet that linger not, | |
| Come through the summer land, | |
| Through the sweet fragrance of the flowers, | |
| Swiftly to where I stand, | 10 |
| And in the sunshine let me wear | |
| Thy token rare. | |
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| Fairer for me will be the day, | |
| Fair all the days will be, | |
| And thy rich gift upon my breast | 15 |
| Will make me fair to see; | |
| And beautiful, through all the years, | |
| In joys and tears. | |
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| Ah come, and coming do not ask | |
| The answering gift of mine; | 20 |
| Thou hast the pride of offering, | |
| Taste now the joy divine, | |
| And come, content to pass to-day | |
| Empty away. | |
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