| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 648. The Beautiful |
| | | By John Aylmer Dorgan |
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| THE BEAUTIFUL, which mocked his fond pursuing, | |
| The poet followed long; | |
| With passionate purpose the shy shadow wooing, | |
| And soul-betraying song. | |
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| And still the fervor of his fond endeavor | 5 |
| To him seemed poured in vain, | |
| And all in vain, forever and forever, | |
| The sorrow of his strain. | |
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| But when at last he perished broken-hearted, | |
| The world, grown dark and dull, | 10 |
| Bewailed the radiance with him departed | |
| Who was the Beautiful. | |
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