Analysis of To George, Earl Delwarr
George Gordon Lord Byron 1788 (London) – 1824 (Missolonghi, Aetolia)
Oh! yes, I will own we were dear to each other;
The friendships of childhood, though fleeting are true;
The love which you felt was the love of a brother,
Nor less the affection I cherish'd for you.
But Friendship can vary her gentle dominion;
The attachment of years in a moment expires:
Like Love, too, she moves on a swift-waving pinion,
But glows not, like Love, with unquenchable fires.
Full oft have we wander'd through Ida together,
And blest were the scenes of our youth, I allow:
In the spring of our life, how serene is the weather!
But winter's rude tempests are gathering now.
No more with affection shall memory blending,
The wonted delights of our childhood retrace:
When pride steels the bosom, the heart is unbending,
And what would be Justice appears a disgrace.
However, dear George, for I still must esteem you;
The few whom I love I can never upbraid:
The chance which has lost may in future redeem you,
Repentance will cancel the vow you have made.
I will not complain, and though chill'd is affection,
With me no corroding resentment shall live:
My bosom is calm'd by the simple reflection,
That both may be wrong, and that both should forgive.
You knew that my soul, that my heart, my existence,
If danger demanded, were wholly your own.
You knew me unalter'd by years or by distance
Devoted to love and to friendship alone.
You knew - but away with the vain retropection!
The bond of affection no longer endures;
Too late you may droop o'er the fond recollection,
And sigh for the friend who was formerly yours.
For the present, we part,--I will hope not for ever;
For time and regret will restore you at last:
To forget our dimension we both should endeavour,
I ask no atonement, but days like the past.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD AEAE FGFG BHBH CXCX IJIJ CKCK ALAL |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (89%) |
Metre | 111111011110 0101111011 011111011010 11001011011 110110010010 0010110010010 111111011010 111111110 111110110010 010011101101 00111011011010 1101111001 111010110010 0101110101 11101001110 01111001001 10111111011 0111111101 011111010011 01011001111 111010111010 111101011 110111010010 11111011101 111111111010 11001001011 111010111110 01011011001 111011011 01101011001 111111001010 01101111001 1010111111110 11001101111 10110010111010 11101011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,701 |
Words | 313 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 38 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 150 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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