| William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. (1878–1962). Anthology of Massachusetts Poets. 1922. |
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| God, Through His Offspring Nature, Gave Me Love |
| | | Charles Gibson |
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| GOD, through his offspring Nature, gave me love, | |
| Though man in opposition saith me nay, | |
| And taketh from my heart its life to-day, | |
| As through the valley of the world I rove. | |
| Still unaccompanied, within the grove | 5 |
| That doth enamored beings hold at play, | |
| My spirit must pursue its lonely way, | |
| And strive to pluck some flowers that bloom above. | |
| Oh, wherefore then doth Nature give desire | |
| To have that which mankind may not possess, | 10 |
| And force him to endure on earth hell’s fire, | |
| And live in one perpetual distress? | |
| Some evil power must such love inspire, | |
| And with it masquerade in Cupid’s dress! | |
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