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

By Charles HenryCrandall

1316 With Lilacs

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

For offering them with hand less pure,

A heart less perfect, needing cure

By Love’s own music, softly played.