| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1183. Unless |
| | | By Ella Dietz Glynes |
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| O TOUCH me not, unless thy soul | |
| Can claim my soul as thine; | |
| Give me no earthly flowers that fade, | |
| No love, but love divine: | |
| For I gave thee immortal flowers, | 5 |
| That bloomed serene in heavenly bowers. | |
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| Look not with favor on my face, | |
| Nor answer my caress, | |
| Unless my soul have first found grace | |
| Within thy sight; express | 10 |
| Only the truth, though it should be | |
| Cold as the ice on northern sea. | |
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| O never speak of love to me, | |
| Unless thy heart can feel | |
| That in the face of Deity | 15 |
| Thou wouldst that love reveal: | |
| For God is love, and His bright law | |
| Should find our hearts without one flaw. | |
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