Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.
By MildredHowells1658 A Moral in Sevres
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While all its length between them lies;
He throws a kiss with graceful hand,
She glances back with bashful eyes.
The Shepherd’s face denotes a heart
Burning with ardor and despair.
Alas, they stand so far apart!
And stood together day by day,
Their love had not so constant proved,
Nor would they still have smiled so gay.
The match-box Angel’s heart to win;
The Shepherdess, his love have missed,
And flirted with the Mandarin.
While all its length between them lies;
He throws a kiss with graceful hand,
She glances back with bashful eyes.