Analysis of A timid grace sits trembling in her eye
Charles Lamb 1775 (Inner Temple, London) – 1834 (Edmonton, London)
A timid grace sits trembling in her eye,
As loath to meet the rudeness of men's sight,
Yet shedding a delicious lunar light
That steeps in kind oblivious ecstasy
The care-crazed mind, like some still melody:
Speaking most plain the thoughts which do possess
Her gentle sprite: peace, and meek quietness,
And innocent loves, and maiden purity:
A look whereof might heal the cruel smart
Of changed friends, or fortune's wrongs unkind:
Might to sweet deeds of mercy move the heart
Of him who hates his brethren of mankind.
Turned are those lights from me, who fondly yet
Past joys, vain loves, and buried hopes regret.
| Scheme | ABBCCDECFGFGHH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01011100001 1111010111 1100010101 11010100100 0111111100 1011011101 0101101100 01001010100 011110101 111110101 1111110101 1111110111 1111111101 1111010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 623 |
| Words | 108 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 491 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 106 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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