The Elixir

Emma Lazarus 1849 (New York City) – 1887 (New York City)



'Oh brew me a potion strong and good!
One golden drop in his wine
Shall charm his sense and fire his blood,
And bend his will to mine.'

Poor child of passion! ask of me
Elixir of death or sleep,
Or Lethe's stream; but love is free,
And woman must wait and weep.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 16, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA BCBC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 262
Words 56
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

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