Analysis of For Anniversary Marriage-Days
George Wither 1588 (Bentworth) – 1667
Lord, living, here are we
As fast united, yet
As when our hands and hearts by Thee
Together first were knit,
And, in a thankful song,
Now sing we will Thy praise,
For, that Thou dost as well prolong
Our loving as our days.
Together we have now
Begun another year;
But how much time Thou wilt allow
Thou mak'st it not appear.
We, therefore, do implore
That live and love we may,
Still so, as if but one day more
Together we should stay.
Let each of other's wealth
Preserve a faithful care,
And of each other's joy and health,
As if one soul we were.
Such conscience let us make,
Each other not to grieve,
As if we, daily, were to take
Our everlasting-leave.
The frowardness that springs
From our corrupted kind,
Or from those troublous outward things,
Which may distract the mind,
Permit Thou not, O Lord,
Our constant love to shake;
Or to disturb our true accord,
Or make our hearts to ache.
But let these frailties prove
Affection's exercize;
And that discretion teach our love
Which wins the noblest prize.
So Time which wears away
And ruins all things else
Shall fix our love on Thee for aye
In Whom perfection dwells.
Scheme | AXAXBCBC DEDEFGFG HXHXIJIJ KLKLMIMI XCXXGXXX |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (33%) |
Metre | 110111 110101 111010111 010101 000101 111111 11111101 10101101 010111 010101 11111101 1111101 11101 110111 11111111 010111 111101 010101 01110101 111110 110111 110111 11110011 100101 0111 1100101 1111101 110101 011111 1010111 110110101 1110111 111101 11 010101101 110101 111101 010111 111011111 010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,090 |
Words | 209 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 175 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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