To The Old Year
Frederick William (FW) Harvey 1888 (Hartpury, Gloucestershire) – 1957 (Yorkley, Gloucestershire)
Old year, farewell !
Much have you given which was ill to bear :
Much have taken which was dear, so dear :
Much have you spoken which was ill to hear ;
Echoes of speech first uttered deep in hell.
Pass now like some grey harlot to the tomb !
Yet die in child-birth, and from out your womb
Leap the young year unsullied ! He perchance
Shall bring to man his lost inheritance.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A XXXA BBXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 382 |
Words | 71 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4 |
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