Analysis of To his lovely mistresses
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
One night i'th' year, my dearest Beauties, come,
And bring those dew-drink-offerings to my tomb;
When thence ye see my reverend ghost to rise,
And there to lick th' effused sacrifice,
Though paleness be the livery that I wear,
Look ye not wan or colourless for fear.
Trust me, I will not hurt ye, or once show
The least grim look, or cast a frown on you;
Nor shall the tapers, when I'm there, burn blue.
This I may do, perhaps, as I glide by,--
Cast on my girls a glance, and loving eye;
Or fold mine arms, and sigh, because I've lost
The world so soon, and in it, you the most:
--Than these, no fears more on your fancies fall,
Though then I smile, and speak no words at all.
Scheme | ABCDEFGHHIIJKLL |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 111111110101 01111100111 11111100111 011111110 1110100111 11111111 1111111111 0111110111 1101011111 1111011111 1111010101 1111010111 0111001101 1111111101 1111011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 670 |
Words | 135 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 15 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 505 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 132 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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