| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1312. Bring Them Not Back |
| | | By James Benjamin Kenyon |
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| YET, O my friend—pale conjurer, I call | |
| Thee friend—bring, bring the dead not back again, | |
| Since for the tears, the darkness and the pain | |
| Of unrequited friendship—for the gall | |
| That hatred mingles with fond love—for all | 5 |
| Life’s endless turmoil, bitterness and bane, | |
| Thou hast given dreamless rest. Still let the rain, | |
| And sunshine, and the dews from heaven fall | |
| Upon the graves of those whose peaceful eyes | |
| Thy breath hath sealed forever. Let the song | 10 |
| Of summer birds be theirs, and in the skies | |
| Let the pale stars keep vigil all night long. | |
| O death, call not the holy dead to rise, | |
| Again to feel the cold world’s ruth and wrong. | |
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