Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.
By Anne ReeveAldrich1582 A Crowned Poet
I
Pass, O King, along:
He no envy feels
To whom God giveth song.
Laugh at want and wrong:
He is fed and crowned
To whom God giveth song.
That to rank belong,—
One such dream as his
To whom God giveth song.
As we pass along:
He, too, is a king
To whom God giveth song.