Again Endorsing the Lady, II
Franklin P. Adams 1881 (Chicago, Illinois) – 1960 (New York City, New York)
I thought that I was wholly free,
That I had Love upon the shelf;
"Hereafter," I declared in glee,
"I'll have my evenings to myself."
How can such mortal beauty live?
(Ah, Jove, thine errings I forgive!)
Her tresses pale the sunlight's gold;
Her hands are featly formed and taper;
Her--well, the rest ought not be told
In any modest family paper.
Fair as Ischomache, and bright
As Brimo. Quæque queen is right.
O goddesses of long ago,
A shepherd called ye sweet and slender.
He saw ye, so he ought to know;
But sooth to her ye must surrender.
O may a million years not trace
A single line upon that face!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABABXX CDCDEE FDFDGG |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 612 |
Words | 118 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
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