Analysis of On the Death of His Eldest Son
George Canning 1770 (Marylebone, Middlesex) – 1827 (Chiswick, Middlesex)
Though short thy space, God's unimpeach'd decrees
Which made that shorten'd space one long disease;
Yet, merciful in chast'ning, gave thee scope
For mild redeeming virtues, faith and hope,
Meek resignation, pious charity;
And, since this world was not the world for thee,
Far from thy path removed, with partial care,
Strife, glory, gain, and pleasure's flowery snare,
Bade earth's temptation's pass thee harmless by.
And fix'd on heaven thine unreverted eye!
Oh! mark'd from birth, and nurtured for the skies!
In youth with more than learning's wisdom wise!
As sainted martyrs, patient to endure!
Simple as unwean'd infancy, and pure!
Pure from all stain (save that of human clay,
Which Christ's suff'rings now no more oppress'd,
Mount, sinless spirit, to thy destined rest!
While I - reversed our nature's kindlier doom -
Pour forth a father's sorrows on thy tomb.
| Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFFGGHIIJJ |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111101 1111011101 110001111 1101010101 101010100 0111110111 1111011101 1101011001 11111101 01110111 1111010101 011111101 1101010101 101110001 1111111101 11111101 111011101 1101101011 1101010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 856 |
| Words | 143 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 19 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 675 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 141 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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