A Girdle

William Strode 1602 – 1645



Whene'er the wast makes too much hast,
That hast againe makes too much wast.

I here stand keeper while 'tis light,
'Tis theft to enter when 'tis night.

This girdle doth the wast embrace
To keepe all others from that place.

This circle here is drawne about
To keepe all tempting spiritts out.

Whoe'er the girdle doth undoe
Hee quite undoes the owner too

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA BB CC DD AX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 351
Words 66
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

William Strode

William Strode (c. 1602 – 1645) was an English poet, Doctor of Divinity and Public Orator of Oxford University, one of the Worthies of Devon of John Prince (d.1723). more…

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