Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.
By William RoscoeThayer1345 The Violin’s Complaint
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With the gift of love he blest me;
Once, delight, a master played me,
Love awoke when he caressed me!
Oh the secrets low and tender!
Oh the passion and the yearning
At our love’s complete surrender!
With the costly toys you cherish;
I ’m a soul—again confide me
To a lover, ere I perish!