| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 327. Love Unsought |
| | | By Emma Catharine Embury |
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| THEY tell me that I must not love, | |
| That thou wilt spurn the free | |
| And unbought tenderness that gives | |
| Its hidden wealth to thee. | |
| It may be so: I heed it not, | 5 |
| Nor would I change my blissful lot, | |
| When thus I am allowed to make | |
| My heart a bankrupt for thy sake. | |
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| They tell me when the fleeting charm | |
| Of novelty is o’er, | 10 |
| Thou ’lt turn away with careless brow | |
| And think of me no more. | |
| It may be so! enough for me | |
| If sunny skies still smile o’er thee, | |
| Or I can trace, when thou art far, | 15 |
| Thy pathway like a distant star. | |
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