Songs Set To Music: 27.
Matthew Prior 1664 – 1721
Haste, my Nannette,
My lovely maid,
Haste to the bower
Thy swain has made.
For thee alone
I made the bower,
And strew'd the couch
With many a flower.
None but my sheep
Shall near us come;
Venus be praised
My sheep are dumb.
Great god of love
Take thou my crook,
To keep the wolf
From Nannette's flock.
Guard thou the sheep
To her so dear;
My own, alas!
Are less my care.
But of the wolf
If thou'rt afraid,
Come not to us
To call for aid;
For with her swain
My love shall stay,
Though the wolf stroll
And the sheep stray.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABACBDBEFAFGHIJEKLMIANAOAPQ |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 506 |
Words | 107 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 28 |
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