A Farewell.
Samuel Rogers 1763 (Newington Green) – 1855
Once more, enchanting girl, adieu!
I must be gone while yet I may,
Oft shall I weep to think of you;
But here I will not, cannot stay.
The sweet expression of that face.
For ever changing, yet the same,
Ah no, I dare not turn to trace.
It melts my soul, it fires my frame!
Yet give me, give me, ere I go,
One little lock of those so blest,
That lend your cheek a warmer glow,
And on your white neck love to rest.
--Say, when to kindle soft delight,
That hand has chanc'd with mine to meet,
How could its thrilling touch excite
A sigh so short, and yet so sweet?
O say--but no, it must not be.
Adieu! A long, a long adieu!
--Yet still, methinks, you frown on me;
Or never could I fly from you.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IAIA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 685 |
Words | 145 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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