Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895.

John Ruskin 1819–1900

Trust thou thy Love

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TRUST thou thy Love: if she be proud, is she not sweet?

Trust thou thy Love: if she be mute, is she not pure?

Lay thou thy soul full in her hands, low at her feet;—

Fail, Sun and Breath!—yet, for thy peace, she shall endure.