| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1637. Quatrains |
| | | By Herbert Bashford |
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MOUNT RAINIER
LONG hours we toiled up through the solemn wood | |
| Beneath moss-banners stretched from tree to tree; | |
| At last upon a barren hill we stood | |
| And, lo, above loomed Majesty! | |
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ALONG SHORE
WHAT wondrous sermons these seas preach to men! | 5 |
| What lofty pinnacles they seek to climb! | |
| How old and bent they are, yet strong as when | |
| They rocked the infant Time! | |
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SUNSET
LIKE some huge bird that sinks to rest, | |
| The sun goes down—a weary thing— | 10 |
| And o’er the water’s placid breast | |
| It lays a scarlet, outstretched wing. | |
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