The Song Of A Felon's Wife
Barry Cornwall 1787 (Leeds, Yorkshire) – 1874 (London)
The brand is on thy brow,
A dark and guilty spot;
'Tis ne'er to be erased!
'Tis ne'er to be forgot!
The brand is on thy brow!
Yet I must shade the spot:
For who will love thee now,
If I love thee not?
Thy soul is dark, — is stained; —
From out the bright world thrown;
By God and man disdained,
But not by me, — thy own!
Oh! even the tiger slain
Hath one who ne'er doth flee,
Who soothes his dying pain!
— That one am I to thee!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 18, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Abxb Abab cdcd efef |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 429 |
Words | 95 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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