| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 618. The Hunt |
| | | By Harriet Prescott Spofford |
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| WILD stream the clouds, and the fresh wind is singing, | |
| Red is the dawn, and the world white with rime,— | |
| Music, O music! The hunter’s horn ringing! | |
| Over the hilltop the mounted men climb. | |
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| Flashing of scarlet, and glitter, and jingle, | 5 |
| The deep bay, the rhythm of hoof and of cry,— | |
| Echo, O echo! The winds rush and mingle! | |
| Halloo, view halloo! And the Hunt has swept by. | |
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| Stay! All the morning is hushed and is sober, | |
| Bare is the hilltop and sad as its wont,— | 10 |
| Out of the ghost of a long-dead October | |
| Blows as the dust blows the ghost of the Hunt! | |
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