She

A woman who knows how to droop
Her eyes before the world’s bold gaze,
And teach, by silence, just how near
That world dare venture to her ways.
A woman who knows how to lift
Her eyes to mine without dismay--
For innocence is might--
And say that wrong is wrong alway,
That right and truth are best alway,
Eyes heaven-lit and clear, to-night
I’ll take, if for my own I may,
The creed you hold--the right!