| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1661. Youth |
| | | By George Cabot Lodge |
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| 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, | 5 |
| And round my head the waters’ silver ring. | |
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| If I must live, | |
| And feel the ashes of oblivion | |
| About my soul, | |
| Let life be fearful, let me feel the whole, | 10 |
| Despair, and face the sunrise—if I grieve | |
| Let it but be the tarrying of the sun. | |
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