Golden-Tressed Adelaide

Barry Cornwall 1787 (Leeds, Yorkshire) – 1874 (London)



SING, I pray, a little song,  
 Mother dear!  
Neither sad nor very long:  
It is for a little maid,  
Golden-tressed Adelaide!
Therefore let it suit a merry, merry ear,  
 Mother dear!  
 
Let it be a merry strain,  
 Mother dear!  
Shunning e’en the thought of pain:
For our gentle child will weep,  
If the theme be dark and deep;  
And we will not draw a single, single tear,  
 Mother dear!  
 
Childhood should be all divine,
 Mother dear!  
And like an endless summer shine;  
Gay as Edward’s shouts and cries,  
Bright as Agnes’ azure eyes:  
Therefore, bid thy song be merry:—dost thou hear,
 Mother dear?

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aBaccdB eBeffxB gBghhdB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 609
Words 106
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 7, 7, 7

Barry Cornwall

Bryan Waller Procter (pseud. Barry Cornwall) was an English poet who served as a Commissioner in Lunacy. more…

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