| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1621. Sinfonia Eroica |
| | | By Alice Archer (Sewall) James |
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| HE comes, the happy warrior, | |
| The wind has blown him on! | |
| He is great and terrible and sweet, | |
| From flaming hair to rapid feet. | |
| His presence strides the earth full-armed, complete. | 5 |
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| Oh, underneath his helmet-rim | |
| The crowded lilies lie. | |
| From some Elysian feast he comes, | |
| Struck with the passion of the drums, | |
| And fragrant from the feast, behold, he comes! | 10 |
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| He holds all morning in his face, | |
| All fury and all fire. | |
| His panting heart bursts with disdain | |
| Of all that hinders him from pain; | |
| And mine with longing that he might remain. | 15 |
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