The Maze
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
From right to left, and to and fro,
Caught in a labyrinth you go,
And turn, and turn, and turn again,
To solve the mystery, but in vain;
Stand still, and breathe, and take from me
A clue, that soon shall set you free!
Not Ariadne, if you met her,
Herself could serve you with a better.
You enter’d easily--find where--
And make with ease your exit there!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 30, 2023
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| Scheme | AABCDDEEFF |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 355 |
| Words | 70 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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