Untitled
Charles Graham Halpine AKA Miles OReilly 1829 (Meath) – 1868 (New York)
LAURA
On me he shall ne'er put a ring,
So, mamma, 'tis in vain to take trouble,
For I was but eighteen in spring
While his age exactly is double.
MAMMA
He's but in his thirty-sixth year,
Tall, handsome, good-natured and witty,
And should you refuse him, my dear,
May you die an old maid without pity!
LAURA
His figure, I grant you, will pass,
And at present he's young enough plenty;
But when I am sixty, alas!
Will not he be a hundred and twenty?
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Abcbc adede Afefe |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 440 |
Words | 89 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
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