Sonnet To George Romney, Esq. On His Picture Of Me In Crayons
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
Romney, expert infallibly to trace
On chart of canvas, not the form alone
And semblance, but, however faintly shown,
The mind's impression too on every face;
With strokes that time ought never to cease
Thou hast so pencilled mine, that though I own
The subject worthless, I have never known
The artist shining with superior grace.
But this I mark, -- that symptoms none of woe
In thy incomparable work appear.
Well -- I am satisfied it should be so,
Since, on maturer thought, the cause is clear
For in my looks what sorrow couldst thou see,
When I was Hayley's guest, and sat to thee?
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABBACBBADEDEFF |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 580 |
Words | 108 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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