Analysis of Written For My Son, In A Bible Which Was Presented To Him.
Mary Barber 1685 – 1755
Welcome, thou sacred, solemn Guest,
Who com'st to guide me to the Blest.
O Fountain of eternal Truth,
Thou gracious Guardian of my Youth!
True Wisdom to my Soul dispense,
That I may learn thy Will from hence:
Still let me make thy Word my Rule,
And still despise the scorning Fool.
Inspir'd from thence, my Verse shall soar,
Till Time itself shall be no more.
Alas, my Soul! and whar is great,
In Glory of a mortal Date?
Henceforth this vain Ambition spare,
And be Eternity thy Care.
| Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFFGG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10110101 111111101 11010101 110100111 11011101 11111111 11111111 0101011 010111111 11011111 01110111 01010101 11110101 01010011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 478 |
| Words | 91 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 374 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 89 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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