| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 129. A Serenade |
| | | By Edward Coate Pinkney |
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| LOOK out upon the stars, my love, | |
| And shame them with thine eyes, | |
| On which, than on the lights above, | |
| There hang more destinies. | |
| Night’s beauty is the harmony | 5 |
| Of blending shades and light; | |
| Then, lady, up,—look out, and be | |
| A sister to the night! | |
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| Sleep not! thine image wakes for aye | |
| Within my watching breast: | 10 |
| Sleep not! from her soft sleep should fly | |
| Who robs all hearts of rest. | |
| Nay, lady, from thy slumbers break, | |
| And make this darkness gay | |
| With looks, whose brightness well might make | 15 |
| Of darker nights a day. | |
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