| Louis Untermeyer, ed. (1885–1977). Modern British Poetry. 1920. |
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| Oscar Wilde. 1856–1900 |
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| 20. Impression du Matin |
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| THE Thames nocturne of blue and gold | |
| Changed to a harmony in grey; | |
| A barge with ochre-coloured hay | |
| Dropt from the wharf: and chill and cold | |
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| The yellow fog came creeping down | 5 |
| The bridges, till the houses' walls | |
| Seemed changed to shadows, and St. Paul's | |
| Loomed like a bubble o'er the town. | |
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| Then suddenly arose the clang | |
| Of waking life; the streets were stirred | 10 |
| With country waggons; and a bird | |
| Flew to the glistening roofs and sang. | |
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| But one pale woman all alone, | |
| The daylight kissing her wan hair, | |
| Loitered beneath the gas lamps' flare, | 15 |
| With lips of flame and heart of stone. | |
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