| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 742. At the Hacienda |
| | | By Francis Bret Harte |
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| KNOW I not who thou mayst be | |
| Carved upon this olive-tree,— | |
| “Manuela of La Torre,”— | |
| For around on broken walls | |
| Summer sun and spring rain falls, | 5 |
| And in vain the low wind calls | |
| “Manuela of La Torre.” | |
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| Of that song no words remain | |
| But the musical refrain,— | |
| “Manuela of La Torre.” | 10 |
| Yet at night, when winds are still, | |
| Tinkles on the distant hill | |
| A guitar, and words that thrill | |
| Tell to me the old, old story,— | |
| Old when first thy charms were sung, | 15 |
| Old when these old walls were young, | |
| “Manuela of La Torre.” | |
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