1316. With Lilacs by Charles Henry Crandall. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900

Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

1316. With Lilacs

By Charles Henry Crandall


I BEG the pardon of these flowers
For bringing them to one whose hair
Alone doth shame, beyond compare,
The sweetest blooms of richest bowers.

I beg the pardon of this maid	5
For offering them with hand less pure,
A heart less perfect, needing cure
By Love’s own music, softly played.