Analysis of To Mr. Lawrence
John Milton 1608 (Cheapside) – 1674 (Chalfont St Giles)
Lawrence, of virtuous father virtuous son,
Now that the fields are dank, and ways are mire,
Where shall we sometimes meet, and by the fire
Help waste a sullen day, what may be won
From the hard season gaining? Time will run
On smoother, till Favonius reinspire
The frozen earth, and clothe in fresh attire
The lily and rose, that neither sowed nor spun.
What neat repast shall feast us, light and choice,
Of Attic taste, with wine, whence we may rise
To hear the lute well touched, or artful voice
Warble immortal notes and Tuscan air?
He who of those delights can judge, and spare
To interpose them oft, is not unwise.
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Metre | 101100101001 1101110111 11101101010 1101011111 1011010111 110111 01010101010 01001110111 111111101 1101111111 1101111101 1001010101 1111011101 101111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 625 |
Words | 115 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 487 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 113 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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