Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.
By Ednah Proctor (Clarke)Hayes1678 A Good-By
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“To horse! To horse! Away!”
And thine the lips that bid me go,
The eyes that bid me stay.
God make me only hear
That hurrying drum,—that cry, “They come!”
And thy “Good-by!” so near.
Think not your prayers I spurn:
Eyes that must for a soldier dim,
Not from a craven turn.
I take your challenge—so!
Where red death waits without the gates,
Thy knight, and God’s,—I go!