Esther, A Sonnet Sequence: XLIV
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt 1840 (Petworth House) – 1922 (United Kingdom)
We came at last, alas! I see it yet,
With its open windows on the upper floor,
To a certain house still stirring, with lights set,
And just a chink left open of the door.
Here my companion stopped and bade me in;
Her dressmaker's, she said. And I, who heard
A sound of women's voices from within,
Shrank back alarmed and ready at a word
From any damsel stoutly to deny.
But ``Madame Blanche,'' she said to ease my fears,
``Is a good soul, and far too wise to pry
Or fancy evil of her customers
At any hour of the night they choose to come,
Much less of me.'' And so I followed dumb.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABABCDCDEFEGHH |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 577 |
Words | 120 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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