The maypole
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
The May-pole is up,
Now give me the cup;
I'll drink to the garlands around it;
But first unto those
Whose hands did compose
The glory of flowers that crown'd it.
A health to my girls,
Whose husbands may earls
Or lords be, granting my wishes,
And when that ye wed
To the bridal bed,
Then multiply all, like to fishes.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 30, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABCCB DDXEEX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 313 |
Words | 63 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
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