| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1067. South-Wind |
| | | By George Parsons Lathrop |
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| SOFT-THROATED South, breathing of summer’s ease | |
| (Sweet breath, whereof the violet ’s life is made!) | |
| Through lips moist-warm, as thou hadst lately stayed | |
| ’Mong rosebuds, wooing to the cheeks of these | |
| Loth blushes faint and maidenly,—rich breeze, | 5 |
| Still doth thy honeyed blowing bring a shade | |
| Of sad foreboding. In thy hand is laid | |
| The power to build or blight the fruit of trees, | |
| The deep, cool grass, and field of thick-combed grain. | |
| Even so my Love may bring me joy or woe, | 10 |
| Both measureless, but either counted gain | |
| Since given by her. For pain and pleasure flow | |
| Like tides upon us of the selfsame sea: | |
| Tears are the gems of joy and misery. | |
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