On Darwin's Tomb in Westminster Abbey
Frederick George Scott 1861 (Montreal, Quebec) – 1944 (Quebec City, Quebec)
THE Muse, when asked what words alone
Were worthy tribute to his fame,
Took up her pen, and on the stone
Inscribed his name.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABAB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 161 |
Words | 26 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 4 |
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