| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| “With Pipe and Flute” |
| | | Austin Dobson (1840–1921) |
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| WITH pipe and flute the rustic Pan | |
| Of old made music sweet for man; | |
| And wonder hushed the warbling bird, | |
| And closer drew the calm-eyed herd,— | |
| The rolling river slowlier ran. | 5 |
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| Ah! would,—ah! would, a little span, | |
| Some air of Arcady could fan | |
| This age of ours, too seldom stirred | |
| With pipe and flute! | |
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| But now for gold we plot and plan; | 10 |
| And, from Beersheba unto Dan, | |
| Apollo’s self might pass unheard, | |
| Or find the night-jar’s note preferred;— | |
| Not so it fared, when time began, | |
| With pipe and flute! | 15 |
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