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

By George SidneyHellman

1726 In a China Shop

A DRESDEN shepherdess was one day

Milking a small Delft cow,

When a Sevres Marquis came along—

I saw him smile and bow:

“O lovely shepherdess, hear my song,”

I think I heard him say,

“For thou hast captured my porcelain heart,

And by my sword I swear thou art

A star in the Milky Way.”