The Miller's Daughter

Alfred Lord Tennyson 1809 – 1892



It is the miller's daughter,
    And she is grown so dear, so dear,
That I would be the jewel
    That trembles in her ear:
For hid in ringlets day and night,
I'd touch her neck so warm and white.

And I would be the girdle
    About her dainty dainty waist,
And her heart would beat against me,
    In sorrow and in rest:
And I should know if it beat right,
I'd clasp it round so close and tight.

And I would be the necklace,
    And all day long to fall and rise
Upon her balmy bosom,
    With her laughter or her sighs:
And I would lie so light, so light,
I scarce should be unclasp'd at night.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 01, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAXBB AXXXBB XCXCBB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 587
Words 119
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets.  more…

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