Analysis of Written At Camberwell, Near London, In The Study Of Mr. Wainwright

Mary Barber 1685 – 1755



Whilst happily I pass my Hours
In Camberwell's delightful Bow'rs;
From thence the beauteous Walks survey;
Or thro' the fragrant Mazes stray;
Or o'er the Study cast my Eye,
Where Virgil, Coke, and Horace lie,
Just Emblem of a Bosom grac'd
With Law, and Elegance of Taste;
Apollo I invoke in vain,
Apollo answers with Disdain:

``Mortal, you're here allow'd to roam.
``And bid to think yourself at home:
``O'er the Domesticks then preside;
``Let that content your Female Pride;
``In vain you call on me To--day;
``Here Wainwright only I obey.


Scheme AABBCCDDEE FFGGBB
Poetic Form
Metre 110011110 010101 1101101 11010101 110010111 11010101 11010101 11010011 01010101 01010101 10110111 01110111 1001101 1110111 01111111 1110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 532
Words 94
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 10, 6
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 210
Words per stanza (avg) 46
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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