Flirt and Phil

William Shenstone 1714 (Halesowen) – 1763 (Halesowen)



A wit, by learning well refined,
A beau, but of the rural kind,
To Sylvia made pretences;
They both profess'd an equal love,
Yet hoped by different means to move
Her judgement of her senses.

Young sprightly Flirt, of blooming mien,
Watch'd the best minutes to be seen,
Went - when his glass advised him;
While meagre Phil of brooks inquired,
A wight for wit and and parts admired
And witty ladies prized him.

Sylvia had wit, had spirits too;
To hear the one, the other view,
Suspended held the scales;
Her wit, her youth too, claim'd its share:
Let none the preference declare,
But turn up - heads or tails.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABXXB CCDEED FFBGGB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 599
Words 113
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6

William Shenstone

William Shenstone was an English poet and one of the earliest practitioners of landscape gardening through the development of his estate, The Leasowes. more…

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