Songs Set To Music: 5. Set By Mr. De Fesch
Matthew Prior 1664 – 1721
Let perjured fair Amynta know
What for her sake I undergo;
Tell her, for her how I sustain
A lingering fever's wasting pain;
Tell her the torments I endure,
Which only, only she can cure.
But, oh! she scorns to hear or see
The wretch that lies so low as me;
Her sudden greatness turns her brain,
And Strephon hopes, alas! in vain;
For ne'er 'twas found (though often tried)
That Pity ever dwelt with Pride.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBCC DDBBEE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 403 |
Words | 78 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
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