Brave Singer's Song
Charles John Beech Masefield 1882 (Cheadle, Staffordshire)
I sometimes think that I have lived too long,
Who have heard so many a gay brave singer's song
Fail him for ever. ~ seen so many sails
Lean out resplendent to the evil gales,
Then Death, the wrecker, get his harvest in.
Oh, ill it is, when men lose all, to win;
Grief though it be to die, 'tis grief yet more
To live and count the dear dead comrades o'er.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBCCDE |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 356 |
Words | 74 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 8 |
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