Analysis of To John Johnson, On His Presenting Me With An Antique Bust Of Homer
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
Kinsman beloved, and as a son by me!
When I behold this fruit of thy regard,
The sculptured form of my old favourite bard,
I reverence feel for him, and love for thee.
Joy too and grief. Much joy that there should be
Wise men and learned who grudge not to reward
With some applause my bold attempt and hard,
With others scorn: critics by courtesy.
The grief is this, that sunk in Homer's mine,
I lose my precious years now soon to fail,
Handling his gold, which howsoe'er it shine,
Proves dross, when balanced in the Christian scale.
Be wiser thou; -- like our forefather Donne,
Seek heavenly wealth, and work for God alone.
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Metre | 101010111 1101111101 010111111 11001110111 1101111111 1101111101 1101110101 1101101100 0111110101 1111011111 10111111 1111000101 1101110101 11001011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 620 |
Words | 117 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 485 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 115 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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