Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895.
Dollie Radford b. 1858My Little Dear
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Whose arms about me cling,
What kisses shall she have to keep,
While she is slumbering?
The golden dreams I ’ll kiss
Which Life spread through my morning fair,
And I have saved, for this.
The kiss Love gave to me,
When his great joy and loveliness
Made all things fair to see.
Ah me, what prayer of old
May now be kissed to comfort her,
Should Love or Life grow cold.