| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
| |
| 1112. At the Shrine |
| | | By Richard Kendall Munkittrick |
| |
| |
| A PALE Italian peasant, | |
| Beside the dusty way, | |
| Upon this morning pleasant | |
| Kneels in the sun to pray. | |
| |
| Silent in her devotion, | 5 |
| With fervent glance she pleads; | |
| Her fingers’ only motion, | |
| Telling her amber beads. | |
| |
| Dreaming of ilex bowers | |
| Beyond the purple brine, | 10 |
| Once more she sees the flowers | |
| Bloom at the wayside shrine. | |
| |
| And, while the mad crowd jostles, | |
| She, with a visage sweet, | |
| Prays where the bisque apostles | 15 |
| Are sold on Barclay Street. | |
| |
|
|
|
