Analysis of Though short thy span, God's unimpeach'd decrees
George Canning 1770 (Marylebone, Middlesex) – 1827 (Chiswick, Middlesex)
Though short thy span, God's unimpeach'd decrees,
Which made that shorten'd span one long disease,
Yet merciful in chastening, gave thee scope
For mild, redeeming virtues, Faith and Hope;
Meek Resigination; pious Charity
And, since this world was not the world for thee,
Far from thy path removed, with partial care,
Strife, Glory, Gain, and Pleasure's flowery snare,
Bade Earth's temptations pass thee harmless by,
And fix'd on Heaven thine unadverted eye!
Oh! mark'd from birth, and nurtur'd for the skies!
In youth, with more than learning's wisdom, wise!
As sainted martyrs, patient to endure!
Simple as unweari'd infancy and pure!
Pure from all stain (save that of human clay,
Which Christ's atoning blood hath wash'd away!)
By mortal sufferings now no more oppress'd,
Mount sinless Spirit, to thy destined rest!
While I--reversed our nature's kindlier doom
Pour forth a father's sorrows on thy tomb.
| Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJ |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 11111101 1111011101 110001111 1101010101 1110100 0111110111 1111011101 1101011001 1101011101 01110111 1111010101 011111101 1101010101 101110001 1111111101 11111101 11010011101 111011101 1101101011 1101010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 894 |
| Words | 148 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 709 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 145 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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