Arthur Quiller-Couch, comp. The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse. 1922.
Dream LandFrances Anne Kemble (18091893)
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Smiles with unwonted tender grace,
Grudge not the precious seldom cheer:
I know full well, my lady dear,
It is no boon of thine!
If my sad sprite should kneeling weep,
Suffer its speechless worship there:
Thou know’st full well, my lady fair,
It is no fault of mine!