An Ecstacy
Francis Quarles 1592 (Romford) – 1644
E'EN like two little bank-dividing brooks,
That wash the pebbles with their wanton streams,
And having ranged and search'd a thousand nooks,
Meet both at length in silver-breasted Thames,
Where in a greater current they conjoin:
So I my Best-belovèd's am; so He is mine.
E'en so we met; and after long pursuit,
E'en so we joined; we both became entire;
No need for either to renew a suit,
For I was flax, and He was flames of fire:
Our firm-united souls did more than twine;
So I my Best-belovèd's am; so He is mine.
If all those glittering Monarchs, that command
The servile quarters of this earthly ball,
Should tender in exchange their shares of land,
I would not change my fortunes for them all:
Their wealth is but a counter to my coin:
The world's but theirs; but my Belovèd's mine.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | axaxbC dedecC fgfgbc |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 848 |
Words | 161 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
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