Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.
By Martha GilbertDickinson1565 A Priests Prayer
O
Father Amatus,—cloistered young,—
Dropping his rosary by his side,
Careless where his crucifix swung:
Sat by the living, consoled the dead,
Fasted and prayed for women and men,
Fed the poor with my daily bread.
I will sin one sin, ere past recall,
Lest life should faint in this pallid sleep:
Kiss me, Jessica! Once for all.”