Mar. Lib. Iv. Ep. 33.

Richard Lovelace 1618 – 1657



MAR. LIB. IV. EP. 33.

Et latet et lucet, Phaetontide condita gutta
  Ut videatur apis nectare clausa suo.
Sic modo, quae fuerat vita contempta manente,
  Funeribus facta est jam preciosa suis.

                 IN ENGLISH.

Both lurks and shines, hid in an amber tear,
The bee, in her own nectar prisoner;
So she, who in her life time was contemn'd,
Ev'n in her very funerals is gemm'd.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X ABAB XXAA
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 383
Words 67
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4

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