Analysis of In Memoriam
William Lisle Bowles 1762 (King's Sutton) – 1850
How blessed with thee the path could I have trod
Of quiet life, above cold want's hard fate,
(And little wishing more) nor of the great
Envious, or their proud name; but it pleased GOD
To take thee to his mercy: thou didst go
In youth and beauty to thy cold death-bed;
Even whilst on dreams of bliss we fondly fed,
Of years to come of comfort! Be it so.
Ere this I have felt sorrow; and even now,
Though sometimes the unbidden tear will start,
And half unman the miserable heart,
The cold dew I shall wipe from my sad brow,
And say, since hopes of bliss on earth are vain,
Best friend, farewell, till we do meet again!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111011111 1101011111 0101011101 10011111111 1111110111 0101011111 10111111101 1111110111 11111100101 10101111 011010001 0111111111 0111111111 111111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 613 |
Words | 122 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 476 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 120 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 15, 2023
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