| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| Ballades. V. Of His Choice of a Sepulchre |
| | | Andrew Lang (1844–1912) |
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| HERE I ’d come when weariest! | |
| Here the breast | |
| Of the Windberg’s tufted over | |
| Deep with bracken; here his crest | |
| Takes the west, | 5 |
| Where the wide-winged hawk doth hover. | |
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| Silent here are lark and plover; | |
| In the cover | |
| Deep below, the cushat best | |
| Loves his mate, and croons above her | 10 |
| O’er their nest, | |
| Where the wide-winged hawk doth hover. | |
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| Bring me here, Life’s tired-out guest, | |
| To the blest | |
| Bed that waits the weary rover,— | 15 |
| Here should failure be confest; | |
| Ends my quest, | |
| Where the wide-winged hawk doth hover! | |
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ENVOY
Friend, or stranger kind, or lover, | |
| Ah, fulfil a last behest, | 20 |
| Let me rest | |
| Where the wide-winged hawk doth hover! | |
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