| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| Sit Down, Sad Soul |
| | | Barry Cornwall (1787–1874) |
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| SIT down, sad soul, and count | |
| The moments flying: | |
| Come,—tell the sweet amount | |
| That ’s lost by sighing! | |
| How many smiles?—a score? | 5 |
| Then laugh, and count no more; | |
| For day is dying. | |
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| Lie down, sad soul, and sleep, | |
| And no more measure | |
| The flight of Time, nor weep | 10 |
| The loss of leisure; | |
| But here, by this lone stream, | |
| Lie down with us, and dream | |
| Of starry treasure. | |
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| We dream: do thou the same: | 15 |
| We love—for ever; | |
| We laugh; yet few we shame, | |
| The gentle, never. | |
| Stay, then, till Sorrow dies; | |
| Then—hope and happy skies | 20 |
| Are thine for ever! | |
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