| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1713. D’Artagnan’s Ride |
| | | By Gouverneur Morris |
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| FIFTY leagues, fifty leagues—and I ride, and I ride— | |
| Fifty leagues as the black crow flies. | |
| None of the three are by my side… | |
| The bay horse reels, and the bay horse dies— | |
| But I ride, and I ride | 5 |
| To Callice. | |
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| We were four, we were four—and I ride, and I ride— | |
| We were four, but Porthos lies | |
| God knows where by the highway side… | |
| The roan horse reels, and the roan horse dies— | 10 |
| But I ride, and I ride | |
| To Callice. | |
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| We were three, we were three—and I ride, and I ride— | |
| We were three, but Aramis lies | |
| Bludgeoned and bound and thrown aside… | 15 |
| The dun horse reels, and the dun horse dies— | |
| But I ride, and I ride | |
| To Callice. | |
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| We were two, we were two—and I ride, and I ride— | |
| We were two, but Athos lies | 20 |
| With a lead-crushed rib and a steel-torn side… | |
| The black horse reels, and the black horse dies— | |
| But I ride, and I ride | |
| To Callice. | |
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| All alone, all alone—and I ride, and I ride— | 25 |
| All alone, and an ambush lies | |
| God knows where by the highway side… | |
| The gray horse reels, and the gray horse dies— | |
| But I ride, and I ride | |
| To Callice, | 30 |
| Yes—I ride and I ride and I ride and I ride | |
| And I ride and I ride | |
| To Callice. | |
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