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Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

By George CabotLodge

1661 Youth

IF I must die,

The earth is inarticulate to sing

The dirge I crave:

The sorrow of the murmur-laden wave,

The sea-born wind complaining ’neath the sky,

And round my head the waters’ silver ring.

If I must live,

And feel the ashes of oblivion

About my soul,

Let life be fearful, let me feel the whole,

Despair, and face the sunrise—if I grieve

Let it but be the tarrying of the sun.