Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.
By Mary McNeilFenollosa1650 Morning Fancy
O
O let me drown in light!
Another day is winging
Out from the nest of night.
Brims with a jewelled bead.
To-day my soul’s a dragon-fly,
The world a swaying reed.