1726. In a China Shop by George Sidney Hellman. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900

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

1726. In a China Shop

By George Sidney Hellman


A DRESDEN shepherdess was one day
Milking a small Delft cow,
When a Sevres Marquis came along—
I saw him smile and bow:
“O lovely shepherdess, hear my song,”	5
I think I heard him say,
“For thou hast captured my porcelain heart,
And by my sword I swear thou art
A star in the Milky Way.”