| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| To the Same |
| | | Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840–1922) |
| | | | | On Her Lightheartedness |
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| I WOULD I had thy courage, dear, to face | |
| This bankruptcy of love, and greet despair | |
| With smiling eyes and unconcerned embrace, | |
| And these few words of banter at “dull care.” | |
| I would that I could sing and comb my hair | 5 |
| Like thee the morning through, and choose my dress, | |
| And gravely argue what I best should wear, | |
| A shade of ribbon or a fold of lace. | |
| I would I had thy courage and thy peace, | |
| Peace passing understanding; that mine eyes | 10 |
| Could find forgetfulness like thine in sleep; | |
| That all the past for me like thee could cease | |
| And leave me cheerfully, sublimely wise, | |
| Like David with washed face who ceased to weep. | |
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