Anonymous

“ Tell me, has pride gone with you there?
Does a frail white form before you stand,
And tremble to earth, beneath your stare?
No, no!--she is strong in her pureness now,
And Love to Power no more defers. ”

“ Kiss it is not, and has never been;
In my boyhood's sleep I dreamed of such,
And shuddered,--they were so cold and thin!
There,--now cover the cold, white face,
Whiter and colder than statue stone!
Mother, you have a resting-place;
But I am weary, and all alone!
This work was published in 1858 and is anonymous or pseudonymous due to unknown authorship. It is in the public domain in the United States as well as countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 164 years or less since publication. ”