Analysis of Lines Written At The King's-Arms, Ross, Formerly The House Of The 'Man Of Ross'
Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772 (Ottery St Mary) – 1834 (Highgate)
Richer than misers o'er their countless hoards,
Nobler than kings, or king-polluted lords,
Here dwelt the man of Ross! O trav'ller, hear,
Departed merit claims a reverent tear.
If 'neath this roof thy wine-cheered moments pass,
Fill to the good man's name one grateful glass:
To higher zest shall mem'ry wake thy soul,
And virtue mingle in th' ennobled bowl.
But if, like mine thro' life's distressful scene
Lonely and sad thy pilgrimage hath been;
And if, thy breast with heart-sick anguish fraught,
Thou journeyest onward tempest-tost in thought;
Here cheat thy cares! in generous visions melt,
And dream of goodness thou hast never felt!
Scheme | AABCDDEEFGHHII |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10110101101 1011110101 110111111 01010101001 1111111101 1101111101 110111111 010100110101 11111111 1001110011 0111111101 111010101 11110100101 0111011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 635 |
Words | 107 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 505 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 105 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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