| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 996. Come Love or Death |
| | | By Will Henry Thompson |
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| O LIFTED face of mute appeal! | |
| Poor tongueless pantomime of prayer! | |
| O sullen sea, whose deeps conceal | |
| The children of despair! | |
| O heart that will not look above! | 5 |
| Poor staggering feet that seek the wave! | |
| I would come quick, if I were Love, | |
| And I had power to save. | |
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| O sinking sunset loneliness | |
| Aflame in hot, unmoving eyes! | 10 |
| Poor wan lips, creeping in distress | |
| To cover up your cries! | |
| O broken speech, and sobbing breath! | |
| Poor restless and uncertain will! | |
| I would come quick, if I were Death, | 15 |
| And I had power to kill! | |
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