Bridal Song
George Chapman 1559 (Hitchin) – 1634
O COME, soft rest of cares! come, Night!
Come, naked Virtue's only tire,
The reaped harvest of the light
Bound up in sheaves of sacred fire.
Love calls to war:
Sighs his alarms,
Lips his swords are,
The field his arms.
Come, Night, and lay thy velvet hand
On glorious Day's outfacing face;
And all thy crowned flames command
For torches to our nuptial grace.
Love calls to war:
Sighs his alarms,
Lips his swords are,
The field his arms.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 17, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ababCDED fgfgCDED |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 480 |
Words | 82 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
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