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

By Anne ReeveAldrich

1588 Death at Daybreak

I SHALL go out when the light comes in—

There lie my cast-off form and face;

I shall pass Dawn on her way to earth,

As I seek for a path through space.

I shall go out when the light comes in;

Would I might take one ray with me!

It is blackest night between the worlds,

And how is a soul to see?