Analysis of The Advice
Thomas Chatterton 1752 (Bristol) – 1770 (Holborn)
Revolving in their destin'd sphere,
The hours begin another year
As rapidly to fly;
Ah! think, Maria, (e'er in grey
Those auburn tresses fade away
So youth and beauty die.
Tho' now the captivating throng
Adore with flattery and song,
And all before you bow;
Whilst unattentive to the strain,
You hear the humble muse complain,
Or wreathe your frowning brow.
Tho' poor Pitholeon's feeble line,
In opposition to the nine,
Still violates your name;
Tho' tales of passion meanly told,
As dull as Cumberland, as cold,
Strive to confess a flame.
Yet, when that bloom and dancing fire,
In silver'd rev'rence shall expire,
Aged, wrinkled, and defaced;
To keep one lover's flame alive,
Requires the genius of a Clive,
With Walpole's mental taste.
Tho' rapture wantons in your air,
Tho' beyond simile you're fair,
Free, affable, serene;
Yet still one attribute divine
Should in your composition shine--
Sincerity, I mean.
Tho' num'rous swains before you fall,
'Tis empty admiration all,
'Tis all that you require;
How momentary are their chains!
Like you, how unsincere the strains
Of those who but admire!
Accept, for once, advice from me,
And let the eye of censure see
Maria can be true;
No more for fools or empty beaux,
Heav'n's representatives disclose,
Or butterflies pursue.
Fly to your worthiest lover's arms,
To him resign your swelling charms,
And meet his gen'rous breast;
Or if Pitholeon suits your taste,
His muse with tattr'd fragments graced,
Shall read your cares to rest.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01001101 010010101 110011 110101001 11010101 110101 1101001 01110001 010111 11101 11010101 111101 111101 0010101 110011 1111011 11110011 110101 111101010 011101 110001 11110101 010010101 11101 1101011 101111 110001 1111001 1010101 010011 1110111 1100101 111110 1100111 111101 111101 01110111 01011101 010111 11111101 1010001 11001 111100101 11011101 01111 111111 1111101 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,486 |
Words | 249 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 48 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 165 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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