The Night Piece, To Julia
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee,
The shooting stars attend thee;
And the elves also,
Whose little eyes glow
Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee.
No Will-o'-th'-Wisp mis-light thee,
Nor snake or slow-worm bite thee;
But on, on thy way,
Not making a stay,
Since ghost there's none to affright thee.
Let not the dark thee cumber;
What though the moon does slumber?
The stars of the night
Will lend thee their light,
Like tapers clear without number.
Then Julia let me woo thee,
Thus, thus to come unto me;
And when I shall meet
Thy silv'ry feet,
My soul I'll pour into thee.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBA AACCA DDEED AAFFA |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 601 |
Words | 107 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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