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He Prayeth Best Who Loveth Best

Louisa May Alcott 1832 – 1888

'He prayeth best who loveth best
All things, both great and small;
For the dear God who loveth us,
He made and loveth all.'

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 01, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 128
Words 27
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
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Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. more…

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