| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1721. Cameos |
| | | By Jeannette Bliss Gillespy |
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A VALENTINE
THE WISE forget, dear heart; | |
| They leave the past | |
| And play the hero’s part, | |
| Brave to the last. | |
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| They weep not nor regret, | 5 |
| Calm are their eyes. | |
| Dear heart, the wise forget.— | |
| I am not wise! | |
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FORGIVEN?
I SAW Love stand, | |
| Not as he was ere we in conflict met, | 10 |
| But pale and wan. I knelt—I caught his hand— | |
| “O Love,” I cried, “I did not understand! | |
| Forgive—forget!” | |
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| Love raised his head | |
| And smiled at me, with weary eyes and worn. | 15 |
| “I have forgot—what was it all?” he said; | |
| “Only—my hands are scarred where they have bled; | |
| My wings are torn.” | |
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